Chymase is a potent chemoattractant for human monocytes and neutrophils

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 585-589

  Tani, K ^a   Ogushi, F ^a   Kido, H ^a   Kawano, T ^a   Kunori, Y ^a   Kamimura, T ^a   Cui, P ^a   Sone, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cathepsin G; Chemotaxis; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; CHYMASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAST CELL; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0033850005     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.67.4.585     Document Type: Article

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