Abstract
This study was designed to determine the presence of cell-bound histamine and mast cells, if any, in the lung and skin of nonhuman primate fetuses and neonates. The results indicate that cell-bound histamine can be detected in both tissues of the rhesus monkey fetus by 60 days of gestation, the earliest age examined, at levels that are 2% to 3% of levels present in yearling animals. Levels increase markedly during the last life mo of gestation; however, at birth, levels are only 12% to 46% of those observed in the yearling and are lower than levels observed at 150 days of gestation. Mast cell numbers in lung and skin of the fetus closely parallel histamine content.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 381-386 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1975 |
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An ontogenic study of histamine and mast cells in the fetal rhesus monkey. / Schwartz, Lester W.; Osburn, Bennie; Frick, Oscar L.
In: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 56, No. 5, 01.01.1975, p. 381-386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Frick, Oscar L.
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N2 - This study was designed to determine the presence of cell-bound histamine and mast cells, if any, in the lung and skin of nonhuman primate fetuses and neonates. The results indicate that cell-bound histamine can be detected in both tissues of the rhesus monkey fetus by 60 days of gestation, the earliest age examined, at levels that are 2% to 3% of levels present in yearling animals. Levels increase markedly during the last life mo of gestation; however, at birth, levels are only 12% to 46% of those observed in the yearling and are lower than levels observed at 150 days of gestation. Mast cell numbers in lung and skin of the fetus closely parallel histamine content.
AB - This study was designed to determine the presence of cell-bound histamine and mast cells, if any, in the lung and skin of nonhuman primate fetuses and neonates. The results indicate that cell-bound histamine can be detected in both tissues of the rhesus monkey fetus by 60 days of gestation, the earliest age examined, at levels that are 2% to 3% of levels present in yearling animals. Levels increase markedly during the last life mo of gestation; however, at birth, levels are only 12% to 46% of those observed in the yearling and are lower than levels observed at 150 days of gestation. Mast cell numbers in lung and skin of the fetus closely parallel histamine content.
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