macrophage activating factor

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macrophage activating factor (MAF)

Etymology: Gk. makros, large, phagein, to eat; L, activus, active, facere, to make

a lymphokine released from a sensitized leukocyte that induces changes in the appearance and function of macrophages and makes them active against certain antigens.

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