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Mast cells in the pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane. A quantitative morphological and biochemical study in the rat

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The present study has shown that the pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane of the rat is extremely rich in mast cells. The findings were compared with those from earlier investigations in the rat; the pars flaccida is one of the tissues in this animal in wich mast cells are most abundant.

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  1. Division of Experimental Medicine, National Defence Research Institute, Department 4, Umeå, Sweden

    P. E. Alm, G. D. Bloom, S. Hellström, L. -E. Stenfors & L. Widemar

  2. Departments of Anatomy, Histology and Otolaryngology, University of Umeå, Sweden

    P. E. Alm, G. D. Bloom, S. Hellström, L. -E. Stenfors & L. Widemar

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Huddinge University Hospital, S-14186, Huddinge, Sweden

    P. E. Alm, G. D. Bloom, S. Hellström, L. -E. Stenfors & L. Widemar

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Acknowledgments. The study was supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council (B83-17X-06578-01), the Magnus Bergvall Foundation and the Medical Faculty, University of Umeå

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Alm, P.E., Bloom, G.D., Hellström, S. et al. Mast cells in the pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane. A quantitative morphological and biochemical study in the rat. Experientia 39, 287–289 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955308

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