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factors) and so control cell production by regulating stem cell
VetBooks.ir activities. They thereby ensure that the body is supplied with
sufficient cells to defend itself.
Chemokines are a family of at least 50 small proteins that play a
role in leukocyte chemotaxis, circulation, migration, and activation,
especially in inflammation. A typical example of a chemokine is
CXCL8 (also known as IL-8). Chemokines are described in detail in
Chapter 3.
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