Mast Cells, Mediators and Disease
. Ed(S): Holgate, Professor Stephen T., Md, Dsc, Fmedsci
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Paperback. Editor(s): Holgate, Professor Stephen T., MD, DSc, FMedSci. Series: Immunology and Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
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 pharmacologists have been fascinated by this cell on account of its central involvement in human allergic diseases. Approximately four decades after Ehrlich's first description of the mast cell, Prausnitz and Kiistner reported their pioneer experiment, demonstrating that the immediate skin wheal response to allergen could be passively transferred with serum. They named ... Read more
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 pharmacologists have been fascinated by this cell on account of its central involvement in human allergic diseases. Approximately four decades after Ehrlich's first description of the mast cell, Prausnitz and Kiistner reported their pioneer experiment, demonstrating that the immediate skin wheal response to allergen could be passively transferred with serum. They named ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Immunology and Medicine
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401070720
SKU
V9789401070720
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Reviews for Mast Cells, Mediators and Disease
`... presents comprehensive material that will interest immunologists, pharmacologists and clinicians engaged in the field of allergy.' Eicosanoids, 3/3, 1990