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Clasmatosis of skin mast cells as affected by moccasin venom
Author(s) -
Zahl Paul A.,
Nowak Andrew
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1050890109
Subject(s) - venom , biology , mast (botany) , staining , pharmacology , immunology , mast cell , biochemistry , genetics
Moccasin venom injected intradermally into mouse skin induces an almost immediate clasmatosis of mast cells, followed by dissolution or loss of staining reaction of the released granules, a condition from which there is no observable recovery for at least 25 days. The possible significance of this reaction is discussed.