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A cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that play a role in cell-mediated immunity
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lymphokine
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n. a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that play a role in cell-mediated immunity
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Lymphokines are a subset of cytokines that are produced by a type of immune cell known as a lymphocyte . They are protein mediators typically produced by T cells to direct the immune system response by signaling between its cells. Lymphokines have many ...
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n. (context biochemistry English) Any of a group of cytokines produced by lymphocytes
Usage examples of lymphokine.
Lubin gave thanks for cells forcibly overcrowded with mitochondria, for trimeric antibodies, for macrophage and lymphokine and fibroblast production cranked up to twice the mammalian norm.
That's why the lymphokines are produced in such abundance, and it's the lymphokines that are actually responsible for the symptoms.