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cytokinin
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cytokinin

Plant hormone that stimulates cell division. Cytokinins affect several different aspects of plant growth and development, but only if auxin is also present. They may delay the process of senescence, or ageing, break the dormancy of certain seeds and buds, and induce flowering.



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Increased airway kinin levels occur after exposure to a variety of noxious stimuli (Lauredo et al.
Effects of inhaled brevetoxins in allergic airways: toxin-allergen ... by Baden, Daniel G. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Kinins and other chemicals released by immune system cells in the nasal membranes are the subject of intensive research.
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