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Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
genes to cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1365-2443
pISSN - 1356-9597
DOI - 10.1111/gtc.12425
Subject(s) - cryptomeria , japonica , biology , citation , immunoglobulin e , histamine , immunology , library science , antibody , computer science , botany , endocrinology
Front cover: Today, more than one fourth of people living in Japan are estimated to be suffering from ‘sugi’ or Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ) pollinosis. Spring should be the worst season for those with such allergies. Binding of the allergen to immunoglobulin E (IgE) on the surface of mast cells triggers release of histamine from them, and it causes symptoms such as itchy eyes or snivel. However, it's not a problem only for human beings. This monkey performing saru‐mawashi (monkey show) also has a pollen allergy, and today's stage is, of all places, beside the very sugi tree! Designed by TRAIS Co., Ltd. (Kobe, Japan).