astakines

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A form of astakine — Any of a group of cytokines found in freshwater crayfish

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noun
  1. pluralplural of astakine

    Small cell signaling molecules like astakines play a role in hemocyte proliferation [68 ,69 ].

    2015 September 23, “The Involvement of Hemocyte Prophenoloxidase in the Shell-Hardening Process of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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