Title: regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13642
Status: current

Definition
Chemokine secreted by T cells and macrophages upon stimulation by mitogens, which acts as a chemoattractant and stimulates eosinophils and basophils.

Related Terms
- T cells: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13724
- basophils: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12943
- eosinophils: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13117
- macrophages: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13424
- mitogens: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13461

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1239 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13642
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