Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil
Synonyms
Chemotaxins, Eosinophil
Eosinophil Chemotactic Factors
Eosinophil Chemotaxins
Factors, Eosinophil Chemotactic
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.