Mast Cells, Mediators and Disease
In 1879 Paul Ehrlich first described the mast cell as a tissue fixed cell contain ing many granules which, when stained with basic dyes, such as toluidine blue, changed the colour spectrum of the dye in a process called meta chromasia. Since this early description, pathologists, physicians and pha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
| Series: | Immunology and Medicine
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Phylogeny and ontogeny of basophils, mast cells and eosinophils
- 2 The fine structure of human basophils and mast cells
- 3 The receptor for immunoglobulin E
- 4 Preformed mediators of human mast cells and basophils
- 5 Mast cells and newly-generated lipid mediators
- 6 Mast cell heterogeneity
- 7 Stimulus-secretion coupling in mast cells and basophils
- 8 Inflammatory cells in allergic disease
- 9 Target tissues for mediators in human allergic reactions
- 10 Modulation of mast cell mediator secretion by drugs used in the treatment of allergic diseases