Human ecalectin, a variant of human galectin-9, is a novel eosinophil chemoattractant produced by T lymphocytes.

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Published in J Biol Chem on July 03, 1998

Authors

R Matsumoto1, H Matsumoto, M Seki, M Hata, Y Asano, S Kanegasaki, R L Stevens, M Hirashima

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Bacterial Infection, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108, Japan. ryoji@hgc.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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