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Descriptor
English
:
Mast Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mastocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mastócitos
Synonyms
English
:
Basophil, Tissue
Basophils, Tissue
Cell, Mast
Cells, Mast
Mast Cell
Tissue Basophil
Tissue Basophils
Tree Number:
A11.329.427
A15.382.652
Definition
English
:
Granulated cells that are found in almost all
tissues
, most abundantly in the skin and the
gastrointestinal tract
. Like the
BASOPHILS
,
mast cells
contain large amounts of
HISTAMINE
and
HEPARIN
. Unlike
basophils
,
mast cells
normally remain in the
tissues
and do not circulate in the blood.
Mast cells
, derived from the
bone marrow
stem cells
, are regulated by the
STEM CELL FACTOR.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
MAST-CELL
DISEASE
see
MASTOCYTOSIS
is available
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
8579
Unique Identifier:
D008407
Occurrence in VHL
:
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