Title: CD23
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - CD23
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12979
Status: current

Definition
Low-affinity ${\rm{Fc\mbox{-}}}\upvarepsilon\!$ receptor induced by interleukin-4 (IL-4) and expressed on see activated B cells and macrophages.

Related Terms
- B cells: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12937
- Fc-ε receptor: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13138
- activated: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13401
- interleukin: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13338
- macrophages: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13424

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1139 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'CD23' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12979
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