Differential regulation of the release of tumor necrosis factor-α and of eicosanoids by mast cells in rat airways after antigen challenge

• Hauptverfasser: Aryene Goes Trezena (VerfasserIn), Zilma Lucia da Silva (VerfasserIn), Ricardo Martins Oliveira-filho (VerfasserIn), Amilcar Sabino Damazo (VerfasserIn), Anita Hilda Straus (VerfasserIn), Helio Kiyoshi Takahashi (VerfasserIn), Sonia Maria Oliani (VerfasserIn), Wothan Tavares de Lima (VerfasserIn)
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• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Rat trachea display a differential topographical distribution of connective tissue mast cells (CTMC) and mucosal mast cells (MMC) that may imply regional differences in the release of allergic mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and eicosanoids.