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Mast Cell

Mast Cell

Mast cells are tissue-resident immune cells that can rapidly release stored mediators during certain immune reactions.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000097View source record ↗

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Mast cells are tissue-resident immune cells that can rapidly release stored mediators during certain immune reactions.

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Body systemBlood & Immunity
Typical locationConnective and barrier tissues
Lineage / classHematopoietic; tissue-resident
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000097

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeLeukocyteincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Mast Cell · Cell type
Leukocyte · Cell typeINCLUDES →Mast Cell · Cell type
Mast Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Leukocyte · Cell type

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Trusted references for learning more about Mast Cell.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Mast Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000097).