tests of cerebral lateralization. 1  sodium amytal test: anesthetize one hemisphere and check for language function. 2  dichotic listening test: report more digits heard by dominant half. 3  functional brain imaging: fMRI or PET used to see which half is active when performing a language test.
one of a large group of low-molecular-weight proteins secreted by various cell types and involved in cell-to-cell communication, coordinating antibody and T cell immune interactions, and amplifying immune reactivity. Cytokines include colony-stimulating factors, interferons, interleukins, and lymphokines, which are secreted by lymphocytes.
White blood cells, including B- and T-cells, neutrophils, dendritic cells, and macrophages, and other types of immune cells including mast cells multiply in the joint cavity.2,3. These immune cells release inflammatory mediators, including cytokines, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins.