The role of chemokines and chemokine receptors in eosinophil activation during inflammatory allergic reactions
Chemokines are important chemotactic cytokines that play a fundamental role in the trafficking of leukocytes to sites of inflammation. They are also potent cell-activating factors, inducing cytokine and histamine release and free radical production, a fact that makes them particularly important in t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2003-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001100002 |