cytokine

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  1. noun Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act as intercellular mediators in the generation of an immune response.

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  • IL-3 is a type of protein called a cytokine, which stimulates blood progenitor cells in the bone marrow to grow, develop and reproduce.
  • IL-35 is a cytokine, a chemical messenger protein that helps cells communicate with one another.
  • CD123 is part of the interleukin-3 receptor, a protein that interacts with a growth factor (called a cytokine) that influences cell survival and proliferation. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
 

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  1. cyto- + Greek kīnein, to move; see kinin.
 

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