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MeSH Heading: Transfer Factor
Tree Number(s): D12.644.276.374.480.750; D12.776.467.374.480.750; D23.529.374.480.750
Unique ID: D014165
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014165
Annotation: derived from leukocytes; /‌biosyn /‌drug eff /‌physiol /‌ultrastruct permitted
Scope Note: Factor derived from leukocyte lysates of immune donors which can transfer both local and systemic cellular immunity to nonimmune recipients.
Entry Term(s): Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract
Previous Indexing: Immunity, Maternally-Acquired (1966-1974); Immunization, Passive (1970-1974); Lymphokines (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

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