Cytokine: A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the behavior of cells. The cytokines includes the interleukins, lymphokines and cell signal molecules, such as tumor necrosis factor and the interferons, which trigger inflammation and respond to infections.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( sī ' tə-kīn ' ) n. Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released ...
cytokine /cy·to·kine/ (si´to-kīn″) a generic term for nonantibody proteins released by one cell population on contact with specific antigen, which act as ...
Cytokine: A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the behavior of cells.
cy·to·kine (s t-k n) n. Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act as ...
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