| 释义 |
che·mo·kine
\"ˌ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: chem- + -kine (as in cytokine — herein)
: any of a group of chemotactic cytokines that are produced by various cells (as at sites of inflammation), that are thought to provide directional cues for the movement of white blood cells (as T cells, monocytes, and neutrophils), and that include some playing a role in HIV infection because the cell surface receptors to which they bind are also used by specific strains of HIV for entry into cells |