Contributions of electron microscopy to understand secretion of immune mediators by human eosinophils

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 653-660

  Melo, Rossana C N ^a,b   Dvorak, Ann M ^b   Weller, Peter F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cell secretion; cytokines; electron tomography; eosinophils; immune system; inflammation; transmission electron microscopy; vesicular transport

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CYTOKINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SECRETION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 79451475122     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927610093864     Document Type: Conference Paper

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