lymphokine
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1. 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.substance)
| hypernym | : | cytokine, |
| definition | : | any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | interleukin, |
| definition | : | any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system (noun.substance) |
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