The role of mast cell in tissue morphogenesis. Thymus, duodenum, and mammary gland as examples

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 105-109

  Ribatti, Domenico ^a,b   Crivellato, Enrico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duodenum; Mammary gland; Mast cells; Morphogenesis; Thymus

Indexed keywords

BONE MINERALIZATION; CARTILAGE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORNEA; DUODENUM; LYMPH VESSEL; MAMMARY GLAND; MAST CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYMUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; UDDER;

ANIMALS; DUODENUM; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MAST CELLS; MORPHOGENESIS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84958183709     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.11.022     Document Type: Review

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