cytokine

== English == === Etymology === From cyto- +‎ -kine from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.tə(ʊ)(ˌ)kaɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.təˌkaɪn/, [ˈsaɪ.ɾəˌkaɪn] === Noun === cytokine (plural cytokines) (biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:Cytokines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia