| chemoattractant | <cell biology> A substance that elicits accumulation of cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 | <cytokine> A chemokine that is a chemoattractant for human monocytes and may also cause cellular activation of specific functions related to host defense. It is produced by leukocytes of both monocyte and lymphocyte lineage and by fibroblasts during tissue injury. Synonym: monocyte chemotactic and activating factor (12 Dec 1998) |
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| monocyte chemoattractant proteins | Chemokines that are chemoattractants for monocytes. These cc chemokines (cysteines adjacent) number at least three including monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. (12 Dec 1998) |