Elastase and cathepsin G activities are present in immature bone marrow neutrophils and absent in late marrow and circulating neutrophils of beige (Chediak-Higashi) mice

Elicited peritoneal neutrophils of beige (Chediak-Higashi) mice essentially lack activities of the neutral serine proteinases elastase and cathepsin G, which may explain the increased susceptibility to infection of beige mice and Chediak-Higashi patients. We have examined neutrophils of beige mice a...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1987
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2189659/