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Chemokine
A chemical signal that attracts white blood cells to infected parts of the body.


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Cell Biology and Cancer: Tumor Biology
HIV and AIDS: The Immune System
Human Evolution: Resistance to HIV
Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Human Body as an Ecosystem

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Chemokine receptor
Ligand

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