Talk:Leukemia inhibitory factor

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This is my first contribution to a Wiki page, I beg pardon for any incongruities.

The second sentence seems to me to be the antithesis of the third sentence. Second sentence: "When LIF levels drop, the cells differentiate." Third sentence: LIF derives its name from its ability to induce the terminal differentiation of myeloid leukemic cells, thus preventing their continued growth."

Does LIF cause leukemia cells to differentiate by its presence (third sentence) or by its absence (second sentence)?

Thanks for clarifying. Hartleyjames (talk) 18:09, 15 July 2019 (UTC)Jim Hartley

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Fairly normal usage seems to be with lower case, so I'll create Leukemia inhibitory factor, I'll put in your text, but you need to provide the sources for the information it contains (at the same time you must not have copied it from those sources). It will also need wikifying and I think it might earn a technical tag unless you provide an introductory paragraph in less technical terms, e.g. I suspect that "induce the terminal differentiation" means that it stops them dividing uncontrollably and turns them into the sort of cell that they would normally turn into. Even if I'm right, most people wouldn't draw that inference. --David Woolley 21:58, 6 December 2005 (UTC)