chemokine

English

Noun

chemokine (plural chemokines)

1. (biochemistry, immunology) Any of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.

Synonyms

• chemocytokine
• cytochemokine
• eotaxin

Translations

cytokine produced during inflammation

• French: chimiokine, chémokine
• Italian: chemochina (it)
• Portuguese: quimiocina
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: quimiocina, quimioquina
• Swedish: kemokin (sv)