GO:0042107

cytokine metabolic process

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The chemical reactions and pathways involving cytokines, any of a group of proteins or glycoproteins that function to control the survival, growth and differentiation of tissues and cells, and which have autocrine and paracrine activity. [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:bf, GOC:BHF, GOC:go_curators, GOC:mtg_15nov05, ISBN:0198599471]
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