cachectin

cachectin
/keuh kek"tin/, n.
Biochem., Immunol. a protein that is released by activated macrophages as an immune system defense and, when the defense is overwhelmed, is a cause of cachexia or toxic shock: in humans, identical with tumor necrosis factor.
[ < Gk kachekt(ikós) unwell (see CACHEXIA, -TIC) + -IN2]

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