Preferred Name

Interferons [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Interferon

Interferons

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008154

altLabel

Interferon

Interferons

cui

C0021747

MESH DEFINITION

Proteins secreted by vertebrate cells in response to a wide variety of inducers. They confer resistance against many different viruses, inhibit proliferation of normal and malignant cells, impede multiplication of intracellular parasites, enhance macrophage and granulocyte phagocytosis, augment natural killer cell activity, and show several other immunomodulatory functions.

MESH DUI

D007372

MeSH name

Interferons

MESH UI

M0011491

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000008154

NUI

N0000008154

prefLabel

Interferons [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T129

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011291

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