Numbers and Heterogeneity of Mast Cells in the Male Genital Tract of the Rat
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 88 (3) , 360-362
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000234826
Abstract
Normal adult rats were used to quantitate and characterize mast cells in the male genital tract. The tissues were either fixed in a fixative containing formalin (Schaffer solution) or with basic lead acetate (BLA) to identify ‘connective-tissue mast cells’ and ‘mucosal mast cells’, respectively. In the epididymis and seminal vesicle small numbers of mast cells were identified without any obvious heterogeneity. In the prostate, however, a mean of 45.1 ± 9.3 and 23.0 ± 4.0 mast cells/mm2 was found after BLA and Schaffer fixation, respectively. This difference might be of functional and clinical significance.Keywords
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