Recombinant human alpha-2a interferon promotes an atypical process of mast cell secretion with ultrastructural features suggestive for piecemeal degranulation

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 507-512

  Crivellato, Enrico ^a   Candussio, Luigi ^b   Mallardi, Franco ^a   Ribatti, Domenico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical degranulation; Interferon; Mast cell; Piecemeal degranulation; Rat

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2 INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SECRETION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EXOCYTOSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SECRETORY GRANULE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DEGRANULATION; CELLS, CULTURED; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MAST CELLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERITONEUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18744402452     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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