Functional Characteristics of Mucosal and Connective Tissue Mast Cells of Man, the Rat and Other Animals

1 January 1985

journal article
research article
Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Vol. 77 (1-2) , 274-276
https://doi.org/10.1159/000233808

Abstract

Mast cells from different species and even from given tissues within a particular animal are shown to differ in their responsivity to histamine liberators and anti-allergic drugs. The significance of these findings is discussed.

Keywords

FUNCTIONAL
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
HISTAMINE
MAN
MUCOSAL
TISSUE MAST
LIBERATORS