mast cell
noun
A cell filled with basophil granules, found in numbers in connective tissue and releasing histamine and other substances during inflammatory and allergic reactions.Both lead to the release of mast cell and basophil immune mediators....
- This compound is employed as a classic mast cell secretagogue that releases histamine.
- Furthermore, our observations suggest that a prominent mast cell reaction seems more related to pattern and nuclear grade I carcinomas than to poorly differentiated neoplasms.
Origin
Late 19th century: mast from German Mast 'fattening, feeding'.
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