Monokine

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A monokine is a type of cytokine[1] produced primarily by monocytes and macrophages.

Examples include interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

Other monokines include alpha and beta interferon, and colony stimulating factors.[2]

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[edit] Functions

Monokines released from macrophages can attract Neutrophils, via the process chemotaxis.

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  1. ^ MeSH Monokines
  2. ^ Julius M. Cruse; Robert Edwin Lewis (20 April 2009). Illustrated dictionary of immunology. CRC Press. pp. 208–. ISBN 9780849379871. http://books.google.com/books?id=X4X8d2SmQB0C&pg=PA208. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 

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