Immunologic Factor
monokines
Subclass of:
cytokine
Definitions related to monokines:
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General term for soluble mediators of immune responses that are not antibodies or complement components and that are produced by mononuclear phagocytes (monocytes or macrophages).CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Soluble mediators of the immune response that are neither antibodies nor complement. They are produced largely, but not exclusively, by monocytes and macrophages.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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