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MeSH Heading: Interleukin-5
Tree Number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.202; D12.776.467.374.465.186; D23.529.374.465.202
Unique ID: D015848
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015848
Scope Note: A cytokine that promotes differentiation and activation of EOSINOPHILS. It also triggers activated B-LYMPHOCYTES to differentiate into IMMUNOGLOBULIN-secreting cells.
Entry Term(s): B-Cell Growth Factor-II; BCGF-II; Differentiation Factor, Eosinophil; Eosinophil Differentiation Factor; IL-5; IL5; T-Cell Replacing Factor; T-Cell-Replacing Factor
Previous Indexing: Interleukins (1988-1989); Lymphokines (1977-1987)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2015/04/15

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

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)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0024267
Scope Note: A cytokine that promotes differentiation and activation of EOSINOPHILS. It also triggers activated B-LYMPHOCYTES to differentiate into IMMUNOGLOBULIN-secreting cells.
Terms: Interleukin-5 Preferred Term
Term UI T046999
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); B-Cell Growth Factor-II
Term UI T046994
Date03/23/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); BCGF-II
Term UI T046995
Date03/23/1989
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Differentiation Factor, Eosinophil
Term UI T046996
Date03/05/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Eosinophil Differentiation Factor
Term UI T046997
Date03/23/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); IL-5
Term UI T046998
Date05/25/1989
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); IL5
Term UI T047002
Date03/05/1991
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); T-Cell Replacing Factor
Term UI T047001
Date03/23/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); T-Cell-Replacing Factor
Term UI T047000
Date03/23/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990)

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