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. 1973 Jun;24(6):969–976.

Selective attraction of eosinophils and synergism between eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis (ECF-A) and a fragment cleaved from the fifth component of complement (C5a)

A B Kay, H S Shin, K F Austen
PMCID: PMC1422932  PMID: 4123965

Abstract

ECF-A and C5a were chemotactic both for eosinophils and neutrophils. However, when eosinophils comprised approximately 10 per cent or more of a mixed leucocyte population, they were preferentially attracted by both of these agents.

Marked synergism was observed between ECF-A and C5a in their ability to attract eosinophil leucocytes.

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