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Chemokine Definitions:
A type of cytokine that stimulates chemotaxis and chemokinesis.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Chemical mediators (cytokines) that stimulate the movement and migration of white blood cells.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Chemokine Notes:
Chemokines are a group of small cytokines, or signaling proteins secreted by cells. They have an ability to induce directed chemotaxis in nearby responsive cells (hence the name). Cytokine proteins are classified as Chemokines, depending upon their structural characteristics and behavior.
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