Associations to the word «Lymphokine»

Wiktionary

LYMPHOKINE, noun. (biochemistry) Any of a group of cytokines produced by lymphocytes

Dictionary definition

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).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats