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Biological Factors > Chemotactic Factors > Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil

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Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil  

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Entry terms

  • Chemotaxins, Eosinophil
  • Eosinophil Chemotactic Factors
  • Eosinophil Chemotaxins
  • Factors, Eosinophil Chemotactic

Scope note

  • Cytotaxins liberated from normal or invading cells that specifically attract eosinophils; they may be complement fragments, lymphokines, neutrophil products, histamine or other; the best known is the tetrapeptide ECF-A, released mainly by mast cells.

History note

  • 91(80); was see under CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS 1980-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002631

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