Colloidal gold bound tumor necrosis factor
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Term | Colloidal gold bound tumor necrosis factor |
Short definition | Colloidal gold bound tumor necrosis factor - (pronounced) (kuh-LOY-dul.. TOO-mer neh-KROH-sis FAK-ter) A substance being studied to treat some types of cancer. Tumor necrosis factor bound to colloidal gold is made in the laboratory by attaching a cancer-killing protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to the surface of very small gold particles. These TNF gold particles can kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. Also called Aurimmun and TNF bound colloidal gold |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Colloidal gold bound tumor necrosis factor - (pronounced) (kuh-LOY-dul. . . TOO-mer neh-KROH-sis FAK-ter) A substance being studied to treat some types of cancer. Tumor necrosis factor bound to colloidal gold is made in the laboratory by attaching a cancer-killing protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to the surface of very small gold particles. These TNF gold particles can kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. Also called Aurimmun and TNF bound colloidal gold
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