"Mast Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Granulated cells that are found in almost all tissues, most abundantly in the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Like the BASOPHILS, mast cells contain large amounts of HISTAMINE and HEPARIN. Unlike basophils, mast cells normally remain in the tissues and do not circulate in the blood. Mast cells, derived from the bone marrow stem cells, are regulated by the STEM CELL FACTOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D008407
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.427 A15.382.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Mast Cells- Mast Cells
- Cell, Mast
- Cells, Mast
- Mast Cell
- Basophils, Tissue
- Basophil, Tissue
- Tissue Basophil
- Tissue Basophils
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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