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Leukocyte Migration-Inhibitory Factors

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Definition: Protein factor(s) released by sensitized lymphocytes (and possibly other cells) that inhibit the movement of LEUKOCYTES, especially polymorphonuclear cells, away from their site of release. Assays for these factors are used as tests for cellular immunity. Two of the common assays are the LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION CAPILLARY TUBE TECHNIQUE (LMCT) and the LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION AGAROSE TEST (LMAT).  /biosyn /physiol permitted; do not use /analogs; also called LIF; DF: LMIF    Other names Migration-Inhibition Factors, Leukocyte; Migration Inhibitory Factors, Leukocyte; Migration Inhibition Factors, Leukocyte; Leukocyte Migration Inhibitory Factors; Leukocyte Migration Inhibition Factors; Factors, Leukocyte Migration-Inhibitory; Factors, Leukocyte Migration-Inhibition; Migration-Inhibitory Factors, Leukocyte; Leukocyte Migration-Inhibition Factors

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