FREE NEJM E-TOC    HOME   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CURRENT ISSUE   |   PAST ISSUES   |   COLLECTIONS   |   Search Term  Advanced Search

Sign in | Get NEJM's E-Mail Table of Contents — Free | Subscribe

Previous Volume 340:437 February 11, 1999 Number 6 Next

	Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100% of the full text and any section headings.

	Full Text PDF Purchase this article Add to Personal Archive Add to Citation Manager Notify a Friend E-mail When Cited PubMed Citation

Figure 1.

View larger version (142K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A peripheral-blood eosinophil undergoing apoptosis displays the characteristic condensation of nuclear chromatin into large, electron-dense masses surrounding the central, relatively electron-lucent nuclear matrix. Other changes that are not necessarily related to the apoptotic process include the swelling and breakage of plasma and perinuclear membranes and the release of the contents of granules from swollen, enlarged, electron-lucent granule containers within secretory cells. A single osmiophilic lipid body is present in the cytoplasm. (x18,500.)

 

Ann M. Dvorak, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Ahlstrom-Emanuelsson, C.A., Greiff, L., Andersson, M., Persson, C.G.A., Erjefalt, J.S. (2004). Eosinophil degranulation status in allergic rhinitis: observations before and during seasonal allergen exposure. Eur Respir J 24: 750-757 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Uller, L., Andersson, M., Greiff, L., Persson, C. G. A., Erjefalt, J. S. (2004). Occurrence of Apoptosis, Secondary Necrosis, and Cytolysis in Eosinophilic Nasal Polyps. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 170: 742-747 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• ULLER, L., PERSSON, C. G. A., KALLSTROM, L., ERJEFALT, J. S. (2001). Lung Tissue Eosinophils May Be Cleared Through Luminal Entry Rather Than Apoptosis . Effects of Steroid Treatment. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 164: 1948-1956 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• ERJEFÄLT, J. S., PERSSON, C. G. A. (2000). New Aspects of Degranulation and Fates of Airway Mucosal Eosinophils. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 161: 2074-2085 [Full Text]