Preferred Label : chemotactic factors, eosinophil;
MeSH definition : Cytotaxins liberated from normal or invading cells that specifically attract eosinophils;
they may be complement fragments, lymphokines, neutrophil products, histamine or other;
the best known is the tetrapeptide ECF-A, released mainly by mast cells.;
MeSH synonym : chemotaxins, eosinophil; eosinophil chemotactic factors; eosinophil chemotaxins; factors, eosinophil chemotactic;
MeSH annotation : chemotactic substances attracting eosinophils, not liberated by eosinophils; /biosyn
/physiol permitted; DF: ECF A;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D002631;
UMLS CUI : C0008014;
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Cytotaxins liberated from normal or invading cells that specifically attract eosinophils;
they may be complement fragments, lymphokines, neutrophil products, histamine or other;
the best known is the tetrapeptide ECF-A, released mainly by mast cells.