Role of eosinophils in anaphylactic reactions related to hormonal alterations

This essay deals with enzymatic causation of anaphylactic reactions,and with the role which eoinophils play in anaphylaxis.Since anaphylactic reaions represent non-specific stress stimuli,their primary symptomatology is intermingled with the secondary manifestations from stress stimulation.The chief aim of the present thesis is to demonstrate ,that a group of manifestations which bear the name mq of anaphylaxis or allergy,are signs and symptoms which result from the different pathogenetic origins.A tentative effort is made to segregade the anaphylactic manifestations according to their primary pathogeneti factors.A thorough review is not,therefore, intended to be made of any of the three main problems:eosinophils, enzymatic theory of anaphylaxis,or hormonal involvement in anaphylaxis. It is, however, intended to demonstrate a close interdependence and causal relation ship between disturbed enzymatic proteolysis and horonal discrasia.

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

1952

Author dc:creator

• Godlowski, Z. Z.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/28114

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/28114