MeSH definition : Class of pro-inflammatory cytokines that have the ability to attract and activate
leukocytes. They can be divided into at least three structural branches: C; (CHEMOKINES,
C); CC; (CHEMOKINES, CC); and CXC; (CHEMOKINES, CXC); according to variations in a
shared cysteine motif.;
MeSH annotation : a class of cytokines that attract & activate leukocytes; chemokines stands for CHEMOtactic
cytoKINES; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; chemokines stands for CHEMOtactic cytoKINES; general or unspecified; prefer specifics;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemokine;
Class of pro-inflammatory cytokines that have the ability to attract and activate
leukocytes. They can be divided into at least three structural branches: C; (CHEMOKINES,
C); CC; (CHEMOKINES, CC); and CXC; (CHEMOKINES, CXC); according to variations in a
shared cysteine motif.
https://rmlg.uliege.be/article/1400 2006 Belgium French chemokines asthma chemokine CCL11 journal article