The Role of the Eosinophil-selective Chemokine, Eotaxin, in Allergic and Non-allergic Airways Inflammation

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92 SUPPL. 2, Issue , 1997, Pages 183-191

  Conroy, Dolores M ^a   Humbles, Alison A ^a   Rankin, Sara M ^a   Palframan, Roger T ^a   Collins, Paul D ^a   Griffiths Johnson, David A ^a   Jose, Peter J ^a   Williams, Timothy J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airways; Eosinophil; Eotaxin; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

BETA CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN;

ANIMAL; ASTHMA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; GUINEA PIG; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHEMOKINES; CHEMOKINES, CC; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; GUINEA PIGS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE;

EID: 0031315972     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000800024     Document Type: Article

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