title: Impaired neutrophil function in intestinal lymphangiectasia.
abstract: Impaired neutrophil chemotaxis and phagocytosis were shown in three patients with intestinal lymphangiectasia. Abnormalities in cell associated and serum derived activity occurred, and possible mechanisms are suggested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins