SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE EOSINOPHIL
Authors: H. J. L. M.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Editorial1 October 1950SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE EOSINOPHILH. J. L. M.H. J. L. M.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-4-1054 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe rôle which the eosinophil has lately been assigned as an indicator of adrenal cortical function, has once more focused the limelight on this elusive cell. This recent prominence has served to emphasize our ignorance of its function. Despite a considerable volume of investigative work directed at elucidating eosinophilic function, the cell has succeeded in guarding its secret well.Although the origin of the eosinophil has been much disputed, it is now generally accepted that it develops, along with other members of the granulocytic series, from the extravascular myeloblast, and that specific granules develop at the promyelocyte stage. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExperimental eosinophiliaINFILTRATIVE EOSINOPHILIA*†R. S. DÍAZ-RIVERA, M.D., F.A.C.P., F. RAMOS-MORALES, M.D., M. R. GARCÍA-PALMIERI, M.D., Z. R. SOTOMAYOR, M.D., A. A. CINTRÓN-RIVERA, M.D. 1 October 1950Volume 33, Issue 4Page: 1054-1060KeywordsEosinophils ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...