The mast cell: An evolutionary perspective

Biological Reviews

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-360

  Crivellato, Enrico ^a   Ribatti, Domenico ^b  

^a Anatomy Section ^*  (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Granular haemocytes; Innate immunity; Mast cells; Phylogeny; Urochordates; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; MAST CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; MAST CELLS; VERTEBRATES;

ARTHROPODA; ASCIDIACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; HAGFISH; MAMMALIA; PETROMYZONTIDAE; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77950848877     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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