1. a substance secreted by white blood cells [n -S]
Medical Definition of Monokine
1. Soluble factor, derived from macrophages, that act on other cells (e.g. Interleukin-1). Becoming unusual all monokines are cytokines and that term is more commonly used.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
