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Immunocytochemical demonstration of SNAP‐23 and syntaxin 4 in tilapia Oreochromis aureus eosinophilic granule cells/mast cells
Author(s) -
Salinas E.,
Rodríguez G.,
Quintanar J. L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00834.x
Subject(s) - degranulation , syntaxin , biology , immunocytochemistry , granule (geology) , microbiology and biotechnology , exocytosis , immunology , biochemistry , membrane , endocrinology , paleontology , receptor
Summary Degranulation of rat mast cells (MCs) involves specific proteins such as the synaptosomal‐associated protein of 23 kDa (SNAP‐23) and syntaxin 4. Eosinophilic granule cells (EGC S ) in teleosts have been proposed to be the functional equivalent of MCs in mammals. By immunocytochemistry it was found to be an expression of SNAP‐23 and syntaxin 4 in peritoneal EGC S /MCs from tilapia, suggesting their participation in the degranulation process.
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