tumor necrosis factor-alpha (alpha)

tu·mor ne·cro·sis fac·tor-al·pha (α)

(tū'mŏr nĕ-krō'sis fak'tŏr al'fă)

A pleiotropic cytokine synthesized widely throughout the female reproductive tract.

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