Eosinophil degranulation patterns in nasal polyposis: An ultrastructural study

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-470

  Armengot, Miguel ^a   Garín, Luis ^a   Carda, Carmen ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ASA triad; Asthma; Cytolysis; Electron microscopy; Inflammation; Nasal eosinophilia; Piecemeal degranulation; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLYSIS; DEGRANULATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE POLYP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CELL GRANULE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CELL DEGRANULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 70449709532     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3357     Document Type: Article

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