Tag: Eosinophils

  • Mast cells, part 1: boom, boom, boom

    Mast cells, part 1: boom, boom, boom

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    Some cytologists love mast cells. They’re very distinctive – and there’s a lot to be said for finding something instantly recognisable and relatively simple to report at the end of a long day trying to work out if those macrophages are just too extreme, or getting frustrated at how difficult it can be sometimes to…

  • Eosinophils: worms, wheezes, and weird diseases

    Eosinophils: worms, wheezes, and weird diseases

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    Unless you’re a parasitic nematode (and I suspect the majority of you reading this aren’t) or suffer from an allergy (probably a bit more likely), it’s hard not to be a little bit excited when you see an eosinophil. Just like their brothers-in-arms, the neutrophils, eosinophils are part of the front-line defences of the immune…