Crystal cells |
crystallin-alpha-A(70-88) |
cementoblasts |
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see: CCF. This biochemically uncharacterized 8.4 kDa factor is synthesized by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN-CCF). It was detected initially in the culture media of neutrophils phagocytizing urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals.
The factor is a chemoattractant (see also: Chemotaxis) for segmented neutrophil granulocytes and monocytes. The factor is possibly involved in the pathogenesis of arthritic processes (Bhatt and Spilberg, 1989; Spilberg and Mehta, 1979; Spilberg and Bhatt, 1988).
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