A fever-producing substance that is produced by a person's own cells has the name:
A)exogenous pyrogen
B)heat-induction factor
C)endogenous pyrogen
D)thermal intrinsic factor

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Endogenous pyrogen is a fever-producing substance that is produced by a person's own cells, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Exogenous pyrogens are fever-producing substances that come from outside the body, such as bacterial toxins. Heat-induction factor and thermal intrinsic factor are not terms commonly used in the context of fever or pyrogens.

A Fever-Producing Substance That Is Produced by a Person's Own