Administration of G-CSF to healthy subjects: The effects on eosinophil counts and mobilization of eosinophil granule proteins

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-265

  Karawajczyk, M ^a   Hoglund M ^a   Ericsson, J ^a   Venge, P ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

blood; electron microscopy; eosinophil; eosinophil granule proteins; G CSF

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEIN; EOSINOPHIL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031058159     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-2045.x     Document Type: Article

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