Mast Cell

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a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: labrocytemastocyte
plural: Mast Cells
possessive: Mast Cell's
pluralpossessive: Mast Cells'

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