The eosinophil: A cytokine-producing cell?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 889-892

  Kita, H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029997407     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)80061-3     Document Type: Editorial

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