lymphotoxin

[ lim-fuh-tok-sin ]

nounImmunology.
  1. a glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.

Origin of lymphotoxin

1
First recorded in 1970–75; lympho- + toxin

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