Mast Cells: Biological Properties and Role in Health and Allergic Diseases

Allergy and Allergic Diseases, Second Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 217-257

  Bradding, Peter ^a   Cruse, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammatory cells and mediators; Inhibiting mast cell migration as novel approach to asthma therapy; Mast cell activation mechanism; Mast cell development and mast cell ontogeny; Mast cell heterogeneity in terms of cytokine content; Mast cell infiltration of airway smooth muscle key determinant of asthmatic phenotype; Mast cell role in health; Mast cells biological properties and role in health and allergic diseases; Mast cells and inflammation; Mast cells as initiators of allergic inflammatory responses in IgE absence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955890651     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300918.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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