Basophils and mast cells: Underdog in immune regulation?

Immunology Letters

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-31

  Knol, Edward F ^a   Olszewski, Maciej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basophilic granulocytes; Basophils; IgE; IL 4; Mast cells; TNF

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; BASOPHIL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GRANULE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; GRANULOCYTE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TH2 CELL;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; BASOPHILS; CELL COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELLS; SECRETORY VESICLES; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 79957756400     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: 18790542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.02.012     Document Type: Review

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