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QUIMIOCINA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Cytology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chemokin
1, record 1, English, chemokin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chemokines are a complex superfamily of small, secreted proteins that were initially characterized through their chemotactic effects on a variety of leucocytes. The superfamily is divided into families based on structural and genetic considerations and have been termed the CXC, CC, C and CX3C families. 2, record 1, English, - chemokin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Cytologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chimiokine
1, record 1, French, chimiokine
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chémokine 2, record 1, French, ch%C3%A9mokine
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chimiokines correspondent à une famille de petites cytokines dont les fonctions essentielles sont l'attraction des leukocytes au niveau des sites inflammatoires ou au niveau des sites de la réponse immunitaire. On distingue quatre sous-familles, selon le nombre et l'espacement de leurs résidus cystéines, dans leur région amino terminale. 3, record 1, French, - chimiokine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chimiokine : La plupart des chimiokines ont quatre cystéines caractéristiques et selon l'arrangement des deux premières, on les regroupe en quatre classes : CXC ou chimiokine alpha, CC ou chimiokine bêta, C ou chimiokine gamma, CX3C ou chimiokine delta. 4, record 1, French, - chimiokine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Citología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- quimiocina
1, record 1, Spanish, quimiocina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- quimioquina 1, record 1, Spanish, quimioquina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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