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IL-11 (medicine) and overcompensate (oh)


IL-11 (medicine)


IL-11 -->
interleukin-11
<cytokine> Pleiotropic cytokine originally isolated from primate bone marrow stromal cell line that has the ability to modulate antigen-specific antibody responses, potentiate megakaryocytes, and regulate bone marrow adipogenesis.

Stimulates T-cell dependent B-cell maturation, megakaryopoiesis, various stages of myeloid differentiation. Receptor probably a tyrosine kinase.

Acronym: IL-11


overcompensate (oh)



to try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing
overcompensate for
::Zoe overcompensates for her shyness by talking a lot.
-- overcompensation /7EUvEkCmpEn5seIFEn, -pen- ?@ 7oUvErkB:m-/ n [U]