Functions of tissue-resident eosinophils

Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 746 (2017). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.95 Authors: Peter F. Weller & Lisa A. Spencer Eosinophils are a prominent cell type in particular host responses such as the response to helminth infection and allergic disease. Their effector functions have been attributed to their capacity to release cationic proteins stored in cytoplasmic granules by degranulation. However, eosinophils are now being recognized
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