Eosinophils in the gastrointestinal tract: Friends or foes?

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 310-315

  Straumann, Alex ^a   Safroneeva, E ^b  

^a Chairman Swiss EoE Clinic and Swiss Research Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eosinophil traps; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Eosinophils; Mucosal barrier function; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTESTINAL FIBROSIS; INTESTINE INFECTION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; REVIEW; STEADY STATE;

EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA;

EID: 84867293827     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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