List of contributors; Preface ; Structural analysis of amino acid and cDNA nucleotide sequence of eosinophil major based protein; Immunoglobulin receptors on eosinophil leucocytes; Interleukin-5; Eosinophil chemotactic factors in asthma and allergy; Interactions between monocytes, macrophages and eosinophils; Interactions between PAF, cytokines, the CD 11/18 complex and eosinophil adherence reactions in vitro; IgE-dependent eosinophil effector mechanisms; Eosinophils and pulmonary hyperresponsiveness in the rat; Potential involvement of interleukin-5 and platelet-activating factor in eosinophil recruitment in the rat; The role of neutophils and eosinophils in a model of asthma in the guinea pig; Eosinophil granule proteins in bronchial asthma; Mononuclear cell-derived eosinophil-activating factors; Inhibition of allergen-induced cutaneous eosinophilia; Eosinophils, T-lymphoeytes and late-phase skin reactions; Inhibition of PAF-induced eosinophilia by AH 21-132; Eosinophils and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in bronchial astma; Pharmacology of eosinophils; Index