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Biological Factors > Chemotactic Factors > Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil

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Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Eosinophil Chemotactic Factors
  • Eosinophil Chemotaxins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SMWS32GR-8

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