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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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Allergic cases can be treated with antihistamine or mast cell inhibitor drops. Source: Internet

If mild persistent disease is present (more than two attacks a week), low-dose inhaled corticosteroids or alternatively, an oral leukotriene antagonist or a mast cell stabilizer is recommended. Source: Internet

Palladia is approved to treat canine cutaneous (-based) mast cell tumors, a type of cancer responsible for about one in five cases of canine skin tumors. Source: Internet

Possible class effects of antibodies include: Opsonisation, agglutination, haemolysis, complement activation, mast cell degranulation, and neutralisation (though this class effect may be mediated by the Fab region rather than the Fc region). Source: Internet

The second cause is something called mast cell activation syndrome, which I just mentioned. Source: Internet

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