Differential effect of plant lectins on mast cells of different origins

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 935-941

  Lopes, F C ^a   Cavada, B S ^b   Pinto, V P T ^b   Sampaio, A H ^b   Gomes, J C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histamine; Mast cells; Plant lectins

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; HISTAMINE; PLANT LECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANAVALIA; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MAACKIA; MALE; MAST CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA BRASILIENSIS; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CRICETINAE; CYMBOSEMA ROSEUM; MAACKIA; MAACKIA AMURENSIS; PARKIA PLATYCEPHALA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM VULGARIS;

EID: 21644437580     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000600016     Document Type: Article

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