MACROPHAGE ACTIVATING FACTORS
\mˈakɹəfɪd͡ʒ ˈaktɪvˌe͡ɪtɪŋ fˈaktəz], \mˈakɹəfɪdʒ ˈaktɪvˌeɪtɪŋ fˈaktəz], \m_ˈa_k_ɹ_ə_f_ɪ_dʒ ˈa_k_t_ɪ_v_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ f_ˈa_k_t_ə_z]\
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Factors secreted by stimulated lymphocytes that prime macrophages to become nonspecifically cytotoxic to tumors. They also modulate the expression of macrophage cell surface Ia antigens. One MAF is interferon-gamma (INTERFERON TYPE II). Other factors antigenically distinct from IFN-gamma have also been identified.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).