Cytolysis and piecemeal degranulation as distinct modes of activation of airway mucosal eosinophils

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 286-294

  Erjefält, Jonas S ^a,c   Andersson, Morgan ^a   Greiff, Lennart ^a   Korsgren, Magnus ^a   Gizycki, Mariuz ^c   Jeffery, Peter K ^c   Persson, Carl G A ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Apoptosis; Cytolysis; Degranulation; Electron microscopy; Eosinophil peroxidase; Eosinophils; Nasal polyps

Indexed keywords

PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLYSIS; DEGRANULATION; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; NOSE POLYP; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031783909     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70098-3     Document Type: Article

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