A function for tissue mast cells.
Experimental elimination of mast cells from the peritoneal tissues of the rat by distilled water treatment inhibited the increase of vascular permeability which normally follows a passively induced antigen-antibody reaction in peritoneal tissue. Thus mast cells may contribute to the initiation of inflammation which follows antigen-antibody reactions.
D000818:Animals; D000932:Antiemetics; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D007249:Inflammation; D008407:Mast Cells; D051381:Rats
D000932:Antiemetics
ANTIEMETICS/experimental; MAST CELLS