Chemicals and Drugs

Lymphotoxin-alpha

A tumor necrosis factor family member that is released by activated LYMPHOCYTES. Soluble lymphotoxin is specific for TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR TYPE I; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR TYPE II; and TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY, MEMBER 14. Lymphotoxin-alpha can form a membrane-bound heterodimer with LYMPHOTOXIN-BETA that has specificity for the LYMPHOTOXIN BETA RECEPTOR.

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Abstract

A tumor necrosis factor family member that is released by activated LYMPHOCYTES. Soluble lymphotoxin is specific for TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR TYPE I; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR TYPE II; and TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY, MEMBER 14. Lymphotoxin-alpha can form a membrane-bound heterodimer with LYMPHOTOXIN-BETA that has specificity for the LYMPHOTOXIN BETA RECEPTOR.

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  • Lymphotoxin
  • TNF Superfamily, Member 1
  • TNF-beta
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 1
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-beta
  • alpha-Lymphotoxin
  • Lymphotoxin alpha
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor beta
  • alpha Lymphotoxin
  • Lymphotoxin-alpha3
  • Soluble Lymphotoxin-alpha
  • Lymphotoxin alpha3
  • Lymphotoxin-alpha, Soluble
  • Soluble Lymphotoxin alpha

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

for "lymphocytotoxin" use CYTOTOXINS and LYMPHOCYTES

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History Note

2007 (1974-1977); for TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-BETA & TNF-BETA use TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR 1988-1989

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lymphotoxin-alpha. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008233. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008233
  2. Lymphotoxin-alpha. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphotoxin
  3. Lymphotoxin-alpha. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24774130