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Obesity increases eosinophil activity in asthmatic children and adolescents

BACKGROUND: A clear relationship between asthma and obesity has been reported, but the mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of obesity on eosinophil activity (chemotaxis and adhesion) in asthmatic children and adolescents compared with cells from healthy vol...

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Autores principales: Grotta, Milena Baptistella, Squebola-Cola, Dalize M, Toro, Adyleia ADC, Ribeiro, Maria Angela GO, Mazon, Silvia B, Ribeiro, Jose D, Antunes, Edson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23773659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-39