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Proliferation of mast cells in the smooth muscle of denervated rat jejunum.
Journal of the autonomic nervous system - 1 Nov 1993
Osinski M A, Dahl J L, Bass P
Abstract excerpt
Mast cell hyperplasia and changes in phenotypic characteristics subsequent to myenteric and extrinsic denervation of a segment of rat jejunum were studied. The myenteric plexus and extrinsic nerves were ablated by serosal application of the cationic surfactant benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride. There was a four-fold increase in the number of mast cells in the smooth muscle layers 15 days after...
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