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Eosinophil Granulocytes and Hypoxia

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ALTHOUGH the response of erythrocytes and their precursors to hypoxia has been extensively studied, much less is known of the changes in the leucocytes and their precursors. The presence of increased numbers of eosinophil granulocytes in the circulation of human subjects following exposure to hypoxia, however, has been noted1.

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HUDSON, G., SMITH, N., WILSON, R. et al. Eosinophil Granulocytes and Hypoxia. Nature 213, 818–819 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213818a0

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