Study note

IL-3 as multi-CSF

THE CONTEXT
IL-3 has broad effects on hematopoietic cell growth and may produce additional effects through other cytokines.

Growth and downstream effects

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IL-3 induces growth of all types of hematopoietic cells and is known as multi-CSF.
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Its other effects in the body may occur through induction of cascades of other cytokines; the source presents this mechanism as presumptive.
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