Mast cells, masters, and mastocytosis: Development of research since the times of Paul Ehrlich

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 645-646

  Valent, Peter ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Classification; Competence network; Criteria; ECNM; Mast cells; Mastocytosis; Standardization

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRYPTASE;

BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKEMIA; MAST CELL; MAST CELL LEUKEMIA; MASTOCYTOMA; MASTOCYTOSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYSTEMIC MASTOCYTOSIS; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MAST CELLS; MASTOCYTOSIS; PORTRAITS; RESEARCH;

EID: 8744288849     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-004-0254-2     Document Type: Editorial

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