Comparative study of elemental constituents of vertebrate mast cell and basophil granules by quantitative X-ray microanalysis on fresh preparations

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 669-672

  Takaya, Kenichi ^a   Yoshida, Toshiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basophil; Heparin; Lower vertebrate; Magnesium; Mast cell; Print; X ray microanalysis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444596719     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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