Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil

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.

Year introduced: 1991(1980)

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Tree Number(s): D23.125.320

MeSH Unique ID: D002631

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

Previous Indexing:

• Chemotaxis (1966-1979)
• Chemotaxis, Leukocyte (1977-1979)
• Eosinophils (1966-1979)

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