title: Mast cells: accessory cells which potentiate fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Section, Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000502:physiology; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000502:physiology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D011509:Proteoglycans