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B cell-growth
(redirected from differentiation factor)

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B cell-growth/differentiation factor,
one of several substances, such as interleukins IL-4, IL-5, and IL-6, that are derived from T-cell cultures and are necessary for the differentiation, growth, and maturation of plasma cells and B memory cells.


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Operators opting to go green are benefiting from the differentiation factor, but continue to struggle on costs.
The case in question concerned a patent application in the name of Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) with claims directed to polynucleotides encoding polypeptides having the activity of growth differentiation factor (GDF)-9, a putative further member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-[sup.
IL-10 is a differentiation factor for plasma cell formation and immunoglobulin secretion.
 
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