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LYMPHOKINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lymphokine" is a kind of...):
cytokine (any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphokine"):
interleukin (any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system)
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