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  2. Eosinophil - Wikipedia

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    Eosinophils are also involved in many other biological processes, including postpubertal mammary gland development, oestrus cycling, allograft rejection and neoplasia. [21] They have also been implicated in antigen presentation to T cells. [22] Eosinophils are responsible for tissue damage and inflammation in many diseases, including asthma.

  3. Eosinophilic - Wikipedia

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    Eosin is an acidic dye for staining cell cytoplasm, collagen, and muscle fibers. [1] [2] Eosinophilic describes the appearance of cells and structures seen in histological sections that take up the staining dye eosin. [2] Such eosinophilic structures are, in general, composed of protein. [3]

  4. Granulopoiesis - Wikipedia

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    Steady state granulopoiesis is a term used to describe the normal daily production of granulocytes. Granulocytes are short lived cells (their lifespan is between 6 and 8 hours) with a high cell turnover. The number of granulocytes produced every day is between 5 and 10 x 10 10. [13] The master regulator of steady state granulopoiesis is C/EBPα.

  5. Eosinophil cationic protein - Wikipedia

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    Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) also known as ribonuclease 3 is a basic protein located in the eosinophil primary matrix. [4] In humans, the eosinophil cationic protein is encoded by the RNASE3 gene. [5] ECP is released during degranulation of eosinophils. This protein is related to inflammation and asthma because in these cases, there are ...

  6. Eosinophil peroxidase - Wikipedia

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    Subsequently, eosinophil peroxidase was found to be localized to primary and secondary granules of the eosinophil. [18] Eosinophils form part of the myelocytic lineage, one of two major classes of bone-marrow-derived cell types (along with the lymphocytes) which circulate in the blood and lymph and play critical roles in immune responses ...

  7. Biological membrane - Wikipedia

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    Cross-sectional view of the structures that can be formed by phospholipids in an aqueous solution. A biological membrane, biomembrane or cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane that separates the interior of a cell from the external environment or creates intracellular compartments by serving as a boundary between one part of the cell and another.

  8. Immune system - Wikipedia

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    The T cell then travels throughout the body in search of cells where the MHC I receptors bear this antigen. When an activated T cell contacts such cells, it releases cytotoxins, such as perforin, which form pores in the target cell's plasma membrane, allowing ions, water and toxins to enter.

  9. Membrane protein - Wikipedia

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    Schematic representation of the different types of interaction between monotopic membrane proteins and the cell membrane: 1. interaction by an amphipathic α-helix parallel to the membrane plane (in-plane membrane helix) 2. interaction by a hydrophobic loop 3. interaction by a covalently bound membrane lipid 4. electrostatic or ionic ...