Interleukin-2/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Interleukin-2.

A soluble substance elaborated by antigen- or mitogen-stimulated T-lymphocytes that induces DNA synthesis in naive lymphocytes

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Interleukin-2 (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.