Effect of L-tryptophan products on function of human eosinophils: Investigation of the causal mechanisms of eosinophilia myalgia syndrome associated with L-tryptophan products

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Miyamoto, Terumasa ^a  

^a SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eosinophil migration; Eosinophil myalgia syndrome; L tryptophan products

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 8; TRYPTOPHAN;

CHEMOKINESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA MYALGIA SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL ADHESION; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; EOSINOPHILIA-MYALGIA SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; INTERLEUKIN-8; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 0029743520     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237413     Document Type: Article

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