Lymphokine

What do we mean by lymphokine?

Any of various soluble substances, released by sensitized lymphocytes on contact with specific antigens, that act by stimulating activity of monocytes and macrophages. noun

Any of a group of cytokines produced by lymphocytes 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) noun

Any of a group of cytokines produced by lymphocytes

Words that are spelled similarly to lymphokine:
lymphokine, lymphokines.

Adjectives that are often used to describe lymphokine:
human, new, derived, unique, pleiotropic, prototypic, cell, important, first, single, specific, soluble, like, immune, particular, releasing, second, suppressive, functional, diffusible, only, novel, potent, cytotoxic, crude, active, mitogenic, activating, induced, suppressing, anticarcinogenic, inducing, intraperitoneal, preformed.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective lymphokine:
production, res, activated, control, activity, regulation, stimulation, reports, preparations, secretion, genes, activities, modulation, mediated, release, involvement, induced, serum, activation, resorption, factor, dependence, assays, cytokineres, producing, toxicity, globulin, killer.

Words that sound like lymphokine:
limacon, lufkin, lincoln, limousine, lincon, limon, linkin, lymphocyte, limousin, lambskin, limine, lawmaking, lifen, lamkin, lanagan, limpkin, law making.