Interleukin-3

**Definition:** A multilineage cell growth factor secreted by LYMPHOCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; and ASTROCYTES which stimulates clonal proliferation and differentiation of various types of blood and tissue cells.

**Tree numbers:** - D09.400.430.775.400 - D12.644.276.374.410.240.400 - D12.644.276.374.465.032 - D12.776.395.240.400 - D12.776.467.374.410.240.400 - D12.776.467.374.465.032 - D23.529.374.410.240.400 - D23.529.374.465.169

**Synonyms:** - Erythrocyte Burst-Promoting Factor - Colony-Stimulating Factor 2 Alpha - Colony-Stimulating Factor, Mast-Cell - Mast-Cell Colony-Stimulating Factor - Colony-Stimulating Factor, Multipotential - Multipotential Colony-Stimulating Factor - Eosinophil-Mast Cell Growth-Factor - P-Cell Stimulating Factor - IL-3 - Burst-Promoting Factor, Erythrocyte - Hematopoietin-2