"Lymphotoxin-alpha" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008233
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.480.438 D12.644.276.374.750.500 D12.644.276.972.500 D12.776.467.374.480.438 D12.776.467.374.750.500 D12.776.467.972.500 D23.529.374.480.438 D23.529.374.750.500 D23.529.972.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lymphotoxin-alpha- Lymphotoxin-alpha
- Lymphotoxin alpha
- Lymphotoxin
- TNF Superfamily, Member 1
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 1
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-beta
- Tumor Necrosis Factor beta
- alpha-Lymphotoxin
- alpha Lymphotoxin
- TNF-beta
Lymphotoxin-alpha3- Lymphotoxin-alpha3
- Lymphotoxin alpha3
- Soluble Lymphotoxin-alpha
- Lymphotoxin-alpha, Soluble
- Soluble Lymphotoxin alpha
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