The movement of leukocytes in response to a chemical concentration gradient or to products formed in an immunologic reaction.
Leukotaxis,Leukocyte Chemotaxis
D004804
Eosinophils
Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin.
Eosinophil
D006636
Histamine Release
The secretion of histamine from mast cell and basophil granules by exocytosis. This can be initiated by a number of factors, all of which involve binding of IgE, cross-linked by antigen, to the mast cell or basophil's Fc receptors. Once released, histamine binds to a number of different target cell receptors and exerts a wide variety of effects.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001491
Basophils
Granular leukocytes characterized by a relatively pale-staining, lobate nucleus and cytoplasm containing coarse dark-staining granules of variable size and stainable by basic dyes.
Basophil
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