As nouns the difference between cytokine and hypercytokinemia
is that
cytokine is (protein|immunology) any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system while
hypercytokinemia is a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
cytokine Noun
( en noun)
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
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hypercytokinemia English
Noun
( -)
( wikipedia hypercytokinemia)
A potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.
Synonyms
* cytokine storm |