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2007-01-03 06:49:55 · 3 answers · asked by CRUNK 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Nope. Cytokines are little Hormone-ish protein compounds released by all sorts of different cells so they can communicate with other cells.
The term microbe on the other hand refers to an organism that cannot be viewed with the human eye, but is an organism nonetheless.
So... Cytokine= cell communicator
Microbe= actual cell
2007-01-03 07:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by PanicGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are various chemicals produced by the blood white cells during the process of immune reaction to pathogens or other foreign bodies.So a cytokine could be produced to fight a foreign microbe in the body.
2007-01-03 07:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by Aushbaba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it is merely a messenger molecule. These are used to cause differentiation of stem cells, among other functions.
2007-01-03 06:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by heidavey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋