| 释义 |
in·ter·fer·on
\ˌintə(r)ˈfi(ə)ˌrän\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: interference (prevention of virus development) + -on (I)
: any of a group of heat-stable soluble basic antiviral glycoproteins of low molecular weight that are produced usually by cells exposed to the action of a virus, sometimes to the action of another intracellular parasite (as a bacterium), or experimentally to the action of some chemicals, and that include some used medically as antiviral or antineoplastic agents — see alpha interferon herein beta interferon herein gamma interferon herein |