Alpha-1-antitrypsin is present in the specific granules of human eosinophilic granulocytes

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 379-386

  Johansson, B ^a   Malm, J ^a   Persson, T ^c   Janciauskiene, S ^a   Andersson, P ^a   Carlson, J ^a   Egesten, A ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alpha 1 antitrypsin; Asthma; Eosinophils; Granules; Inflammation; Serpins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ELASTASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFLAMMATION; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TISSUE INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON;

EID: 0035723448     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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