Mast Cells and IgE: From History to Today

Role of mast cells in allergy had remained undetermined until the discovery of IgE in 1966. Then, IgE purified from many Liters of plasma, which had been donated from a patient with fatal myeloma, was distributed to researchers all over the world, and thus accelerated exploring the mechanisms involv...

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Main Authors: Hirohisa Saito, Teruko Ishizaka, Kimishige Ishizaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015301027