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Cytokine just means cell signalling molecule Cyto - cell, kine - movement and covers a broad range of molecules, but generally excludes hormones and growth fa
by TheSpiceIsLife 3y ago
Cytokine just means cell signalling molecule
Cyto - cell, kine - movement
and covers a broad range of molecules, but generally excludes hormones and growth factors.
They are not exclusively to immune modulation, there are many other types too.
- pfisherman 3y agoI mean… you’re not wrong. That is the strict ontological definition. But like 99% of the time someone mentions cytokines in an actual conversation they are taking about inflammatory / immune signaling.[1] Immune cells are far and away the largest class of circulating motile cells, no? 1. https://testdirectory.questdiagnostics.com/test/test-detail/36611/cytokine-panel-13-serum?cc=MASTER https://testdirectory.questdiagnostics.com/test/test-detail/...
- Terr_ 3y agoYeah, just to add some handy distinguishing words: Denotation vs. Connotation. Note that it isn't quite the same as literal vs figurative, since nobody's talking about metaphorical or poetic molecules. ______ With love perfuse, pen to paper, It shall diffuse, sweet as vapor, Take this letter, mine to thine, There is no better Cytokine
- ohbleek 3y agolovely