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Cytokine and interleukin resource

Cytokine and interleukin resource

Definition of cytokine

Mesh term: Non-antibody proteins secreted by inflammatory leukocytes and some non-leukocytic cells, that act as intercellular mediators. They differ from classical hormones in that they are produced by a number of tissue or cell types rather than by specialized glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner.

Cytokine online encyclopaedia (edited by prof. Horst Ibelgaufts)

Cytokines, their Receptors and their Genes (Book chaptor)

Classification

The cytokine term was first proposed by Cohen et al in 1974. Cytokines and their receptors can be classified into structurally or functionally related subfamilies.

Broad Classification of Cytokines

Common human cytokines and their receptors

Online resources on cytokine research

The International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research

The International Cytokine Society

NIH Cytokine Interest Group

Cytokine Bulletin (cytokine technique newsletter from R&D)

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By Wei Lu on 08-Apr-2005

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