CHEMOKINE


Meaning of CHEMOKINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkīn ]

noun

Etymology: chem- + -kine (as in cytokine )

Date: 1992

: any of a group of cytokines produced by various cells (as at sites of inflammation) that stimulate chemotaxis in white blood cells (as neutrophils and T cells)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.