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.
Also Known As:
AM424; Cholinergic Differentiation Factor; D Factor (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor); Differentiation-Stimulating Factor; Emfilermin; Myeloid Differentiation-Stimulating Factor; Differentiation Factor, Cholinergic; Differentiation Stimulating Factor; Differentiation-Stimulating Factor, Myeloid; Inhibitory Factor, Leukemia; Myeloid Differentiation Stimulating Factor