"adipokine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adipokines [plural]
Etymology: Blend of adipose + cytokine Etymology templates: {{blend|en|adipose|cytokine}} Blend of adipose + cytokine Head templates: {{en-noun}} adipokine (plural adipokines)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue. Wikipedia link: adipokine Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue): adipokin (Hungarian), adipocina [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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