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Cytokine vs Adipokine - What's the difference?

cytokine | adipokine |

As nouns the difference between cytokine and adipokine

is that cytokine is any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system while adipokine is any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue.

cytokine

English

(wikipedia cytokine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.

    • adipokine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia adipokine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue