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Immune cell trapping during allergic responses Mast cells, residing in tissues and critical for initiating inflammation, are filled with granules containing pro-inflammatory substances. These granules ...

EXAMINATION of tissues stained for mast cells with a variety of accepted techniques has shown a need for a more specific staining method. The use of the conventional metachromatic dyes, though ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 82, No. 6 (Mar. 15, 1985), pp. 1711-1715 (5 pages) [3H]Galactose, covalently bound to cell surface glycoconjugates ...

Groundbreaking research from Duke-NUS offers new hope to millions with asthma and severe food allergies, signalling a new strategy for the prevention of life-threatening reactions Scientists at ...

This scanning electron microscopy image captures the moment where degranulating mast cells (pseudo-colored in sepia) attract and start to incorporate living neutrophils (pseudo-colored in cyan), ...