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Afar (iou) and Il-8 (medicine)


Afar (iou)



Afar noun & adjective. ['af¨»:] Pl. of noun same. M19.
[Afar qafar.]
= DANAKIL.

Il-8 (medicine)


IL-8 -->
interleukin-8
<cytokine> A cytokine that activates neutrophils and attracts neutrophils and T-lymphocytes.

It is released by several cell types including monocytes, macrophages, T-lymphocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and keratinocytes by an inflammatory stimulus. Il-8 is a member of the beta-thromboglobulin superfamily and structurally related to platelet factor 4.

Acronym: IL-8