| ELP | elastase-like protein; endogenous limbic potential |
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| ESI | elastase-specific inhibitor; enzyme substrate inhibitor; epidural steroid injection |
| LE | lactate extraction; left ear; left eye; leukocyte elastase; leukoerythrogenic; live embryo; Long Eva... |
| PPE | palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia; personal protective equipment; polyphosphoric ester; porcine pancre... |
| ANCA | Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody |
| neutrophil chemotactant factor | <cytokine> A cytokine that activates neutrophils and attracts neutrophils and T-lymphocytes. It is released by several cell types including monocytes, macrophages, T-lymphocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and keratinocytes by an inflammatory stimulus. Il-8 is a member of the beta-thromboglobulin superfamily and structurally related to platelet factor 4. Acronym: IL-8 (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neutrophil collagenase | <enzyme> Cleaves interstitial collagens in the triple helical domain; cleaves type I collagen more rapidly than type III; fibroblast collagenase cleaves at the same site as neutrophil colagenase Registry number: EC 3.4.24.34 Synonym: matrix metalloproteinase 8, mmp-8, mmp 8, fibroblast collagenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| neutrophil granule | A granule stainable with the neutral component of stains, e.g., the Romanovsky-type blood stains. (05 Mar 2000) |