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Eotaxin and the attraction of eosinophils to the asthmatic lung
Eosinophilic leukocytes accumulate in high numbers in the lungs of asthmatic patients, and are believed to be important in the pathogenisis of asthma. A potent eosinophil chemoattractant is produced in the asthmatic lung. This small protein, the chemokine eotaxin, is synthesized by a number of diffe...
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BioMed Central
2001
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2002069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11686879 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr52 |