interleukin
interleukin noun: any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.
Noun
interleukin (plural interleukins)
- Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.
- Indeed, it’s possible to create the full storm of cold symptoms with no cold virus at all, but only a potent cocktail of the so-called inflammatory mediators that the body makes itself[,] among them, cytokines, kinins, prostaglandins and interleukins, powerful little chemical messengers that cause...2010 October 4, Jennifer Ackerman, “How Not to Fight Colds”, in The New York Times
- As another interleukin 12/23 antagonist, briakinumab, was withdrawn from further development in part due to concerns about cardiovascular safety, discussion has also emerged on cardiovascular safety of ustekinumab.2015 December 4, “Patient Preferences for Biologicals in Psoriasis: Top Priority of Safety for Cardiovascular Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
interleukin meaning in Tamil
interleukin in Tamil
- இன்டெர்லியுகின், வெள்ளையணு தொடர்பி, செயலூக்கி
Forms of interleukin
| plural | interleukins |
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Origin of interleukin
From inter- + leuko- + -in; *inter-: from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”). *leuko: from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) *-in: from French -ine, from Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus "of" or "belonging to"
Questions about interleukin
- What does interleukin mean?
- Interleukin means any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.
- What is interleukin in Tamil?
- Interleukin in Tamil is இன்டெர்லியுகின், வெள்ளையணு தொடர்பி, செயலூக்கி. See Interleukin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interleukin?
- Interleukin is a noun.
- What is the plural of interleukin?
- The plural of interleukin is interleukins.
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