Neutrophil granules in health and disease

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Hager M ^a   Cowland, J B ^a   Borregaard, N ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Haematology; Molecular medicine; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRANULOCYTE; GRANULOPOIESIS; LEUCOCYTE ADHESION DEFICIENCY; LEUKOCYTE DISORDER; MYELOPOIESIS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL GRANULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SPECIFIC GRANULE DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS; LEUKOCYTE-ADHESION DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; MICE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 77953488154     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02237.x     Document Type: Review

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