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Mast cells in the rat liver are phenotypically heterogeneous and exhibit features of immaturity.
Immunology and cell biology - 1 Feb 2001
Chan A, Cooley M A, Collins A M
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal hypersensitivity to food allergens is a significant but relatively poorly understood allergic disease. Recent evidence from a rat model of IgE-mediated gastrointestinal hypersensitivity has suggested that hepatic mast cells (HMC) may play an important role in such reactions. The present study was undertaken to better define their phenotype. Livers from Australian albino Wistar (AaW), Brown Norway...
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