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monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
Abbreviation for:
MCP1
Broader Terms:
chemoattractant
Broader Terms:
chemokine
Related Terms:
inflammation
Related Terms:
monocyte
Scope Note:
attracts monocytes and memory T lymphocytes to the exclusion of other leukocytes such as neutrophils; it has been hypothesized that it plays a pathogenic role in a variety of diseases having a monocyte inflammatory component, such as atherosclerosis.
Term Number:
4008-0066
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