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Cytokine vs Lymphokine - What's the difference?

cytokine | lymphokine |

As nouns the difference between cytokine and lymphokine

is that cytokine is any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system while lymphokine is any of a group of cytokines produced by lymphocytes.

cytokine

English

(wikipedia cytokine)

Noun

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

    • lymphokine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lymphokine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a group of cytokines produced by lymphocytes