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Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Chemokines
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Chemokines
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Chemokines
Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Chemokines
Biological Factors > Chemotactic Factors > Chemokines

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Chemokines  

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  • Chemokine
  • Chemotactic Cytokine
  • Chemotactic Cytokines
  • Cytokine, Chemotactic
  • Cytokines, Chemotactic
  • Intercrine
  • Intercrines

Note

  • chemokines stands for CHEMOtactic cytoKINES; general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • Class of pro-inflammatory cytokines that have the ability to attract and activate leukocytes. They can be divided into at least three structural branches: C; (CHEMOKINES, C); CC; (CHEMOKINES, CC); and CXC; (CHEMOKINES, CXC); according to variations in a shared cysteine motif.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018925

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