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Lymphokine
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lym·pho·kine       [lim-fuh-kahyn] Pronunciation Key
–noun Immunology.
any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.

[Origin: 1969; lympho(cyte) + -kine < Gk kīneǐn to move; cf. -kinin]
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lym·pho·kine       (lĭm'fə-kīn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Any of various substances released by T cells that have been activated by antigens. They function in the immune response through a variety of actions, including stimulating the production of nonsensitized lymphocytes and activating macrophages.


[lympho- + Greek kīnein, to move; see kinin.]

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lymphokine

noun
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) 

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lymphokine       (lĭm'fə-kīn')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various cytokines released by T cells that have been activated by specific antigens. Lymphokines act as mediators in the immune response by activating macrophages and stimulating lymphocyte production. Interferon is a lymphokine.

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lymphokine lym·pho·kine (lĭm'fə-kīn')
n.
Any of various soluble substances, released by sensitized lymphocytes on contact with specific antigens, that act by stimulating activity of monocytes and macrophages.

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Main Entry: lym·pho·kine
Pronunciation: 'lim(p)-f&-"kIn
Function: noun
: any of various substances (as an interleukin) of low molecularweight that are not antibodies, are secreted by T cells in response to stimulation by antigens, and have a role (as the activation of macrophages or the enhancement or inhibition of antibodyproduction) in cell-mediated immunity

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lymphokine

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