Cleavage Specificity of Mast Cell Chymases

Mast cells (MC) are potent inflammatory cells that are known primarily for their prominent role in IgE mediated allergies. However, they also provide beneficial functions to the host, e.g. in bacterial and parasitic defence. MCs react rapidly upon stimulation by releasing potent granule-stored media...

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Main Author: Andersson, Mattias K.
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8714
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