Differential effect of plant lectins on mast cells of different origins

Histamine release induced by plant lectins was studied with emphasis on the carbohydrate specificity, external calcium requirement, metal binding sites, and mast cell heterogeneity and on the importance of antibodies bound to the mast cell membrane to the lectin effect. Peritoneal mast cells were ob...

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Main Authors: F.C. Lopes, B.S. Cavada, V.P.T. Pinto, A.H. Sampaio, J.C. Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000600016