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Cells in the skin of cattle which gave a green fluorescence after formaldehyde treatment could be stained orange with Acridine Orange and blue with Astrablau. It is concluded that these cells are mast cells containing heparin and a catecholamine, probably dopamine.
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Jenkinson, D.M., Thompson, G.E., Kenny, J.D.R. et al. Histochemical studies on mast cells in cattle skin. Histochem J 2, 419–424 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01004722
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