Specialized immune cells that stimulate immunoglobin IgE production and are involved in the response to foreign agents.
a type of white blood cell active in fighting parasites.
a white blood cell that contains granules filled with chemicals damaging to parasites, and enzymes that turn down inflammatory reactions.
a type of white blood cells, which are able to absorb foreign matter. These cells are involved in allergic responses in the body.
A type of white blood cell that participates in allergic reactions and helps to fight certain parasitic infections.
A special type of white blood cells which play an important role in allergic airway inflammation.
a type of white blood cell that can increase in allergy and other infections.
White blood cells that play a role in allergic reactions and resistance to parasitic infections
A granulocyte which is readily stained by eosin. Its granules are coarse, round, and uniform in size; the nucleus usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin. These cells are thought to play a specialized role in immunity to helminth infections. Previously called eosinocytes.
red staining white cells that usually increase in allergic reactions
A type of white blood cell containing cytoplasmic granules that are stained easily by eosin or other acid dyes.
A type of white blood cell that plays a role in allergic reactions to foreign substances.
Eosinophils normally make up only 0.0-7.0%of white blood cells; they are involved in allergic reactions and parasite invasions.
A type of cell often found in the blood and airways of asthmatics or patients with allergic diseases. These cells appear to play a role in asthma and allergic reaction.
White blood cells with a lobed nucleus most active at sites of inflammation, named for ability to stain with the dye eosin
a type of white blood cell that can increase with allergies, asthmas, and infections.
A population of polymorphonuclear granulocytes which stain with acidic dyes and which are particularly involved in reactions against parasitic worms and in some hypersensitivity reactions.