"Interleukin-23" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A heterodimeric cytokine that plays a role in innate and adaptive immune responses. Interleukin-23 is comprised of a unique 19 kDa subunit and 40 kDa subunit that is shared with INTERLEUKIN-12. It is produced by DENDRITIC CELLS; MACROPHAGES and a variety of other immune cells
    
			
			
				
				
					
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							D053759
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							 D12.644.276.374.465.759 D12.776.467.374.465.759 D23.529.374.465.550 
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