[Pterygium and mast cells--mast cell number, phenotype, and localization of stem cell factor].

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[Pterygium and mast cells--mast cell number, phenotype, and localization of stem cell factor].

Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Aug 1997

Nakagami T, Murakami A, Okisaka S, Ebihara N

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We examined the number and phenotype of mast cells, and the localization of stem cell factor (SCF) as a growth factor of mast cells in the excised tissue of 38 cases of pterygium. In histopathology with toluidine blue stain and immunohistochemistry with a monoclonal antibody to tryptase, the mean...

Topics

Cell Count
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Mast Cells
Phenotype
Pterygium
Stem Cell Factor

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