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Cytokines are chemical messengers used in many processes in the body. They are particularly useful in the [[ | Cytokines are chemical messengers used in many processes in the body. They are particularly useful in the [[Immune system|immune system]] as they promote growth, differentiation and [[Antibody|antibody]] secretion when they bind to antigen-presenting cells via [[Receptors|receptors]]<ref>Berg J, Stryer L, Tymoczko J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition. International Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 34, page 1038.</ref>. They are recognised by specific cytokine-receptors, that only bind complementary cytokines.<ref>Alberts, B.A. and Johnson, A.J. and Lewis, J.L. and Raff, M.R. and Roberts, K.R. and Walter, P.W. 2008. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. New York: Garland Science.</ref><br> | ||
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Revision as of 12:49, 26 November 2014
Cytokines are chemical messengers used in many processes in the body. They are particularly useful in the immune system as they promote growth, differentiation and antibody secretion when they bind to antigen-presenting cells via receptors[1]. They are recognised by specific cytokine-receptors, that only bind complementary cytokines.[2]
References
- ↑ Berg J, Stryer L, Tymoczko J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition. International Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 34, page 1038.
- ↑ Alberts, B.A. and Johnson, A.J. and Lewis, J.L. and Raff, M.R. and Roberts, K.R. and Walter, P.W. 2008. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. New York: Garland Science.