Immunologic Factor
beta-chemokines
be·ta·chem·o·kines
Subclass of:
chemokine
Definitions related to beta-chemokines:
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(beta chemokine) Encoded by CC Cytokine Genes, Beta Chemokines are CC-type dual-cysteine chemokines with adjacent cysteine residues in their primary sequence that act as chemoattractants for lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils, but not for neutrophils.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(chemokines, cc) Group of chemokines with adjacent cysteines that are chemoattractants for lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils but not neutrophils.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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