Human eosinophil-lymphocyte interactions

While the eosinophil's effector functions clearly can contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, the evolutionary benefit to having eosinophils as a distinct class of leukocytes is not clear, especially if one must reconsider the nominally beneficial role of eosinophils in parasite ho...

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Main Authors: Weller Peter F, Lim Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000800023