Mesh term Chemokine CCL2
Browse to parent terms:Monocyte Chemoattractant Proteins
Description
A chemokine that is a chemoattractant for MONOCYTES and may also cause cellular activation of specific functions related to host defense. It is produced by LEUKOCYTES of both monocyte and lymphocyte lineage and by FIBROBLASTS during tissue injury. It has specificity for CCR2 RECEPTORS.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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