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Cytokines  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Non-antibody proteins secreted by inflammatory leukocytes and some non-leukocytic cells, that act as intercellular mediators. They differ from classical hormones in that they are produced by a number of tissue or cell types rather than by specialized glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner.

Entry terms

  • Cytokine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K7KH1F9M-N

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