Definition: An INTERLEUKIN-6 related cytokine that exhibits pleiotrophic effects on many physiological systems that involve cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Leukemia inhibitory factor binds to and acts through the lif receptor.
Other names AM424; Myeloid Differentiation Stimulating Factor; Inhibitory Factor, Leukemia; Differentiation-Stimulating Factor, Myeloid; Differentiation Stimulating Factor; Differentiation Factor, Cholinergic; Myeloid Differentiation-Stimulating Factor; Emfilermin; Differentiation-Stimulating Factor; D Factor (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor); Cholinergic Differentiation Factor; AMRAD Brand of Recombinant Human Leukemia Inhibito