Eosinophil chemotaxis assay using novel device EZ-taxiscan

Japanese Journal of Allergology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1317-1324

  Kato, Hikari ^a   Ueki, Shigeharu ^a   Ito, Wataru ^a   Takeda, Masahide ^a   Chiba, Takahito ^a   Yamaguchi, Kazutoshi ^a   Kayaba, Hiroyuki ^a   Chihara, Junichi ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Eosinophil; EZ TAXIScan

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; EOTAXIN; RANTES;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SELECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL CHEMOTAXIS ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON;

CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS;

EID: 60849100540     PISSN: 00214884     EISSN: 13477935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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