The rat mast cell degranulation assay as an in vitro allergy test

Wetherall, J.D.; Hackshaw, R.; Turner, K.J.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 4(2): 187-191

1974


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291
PMID: 4137996
Document Number: 81180
Rat mast cell degranulation has been utilised to detect human reagins to the drugs penicillin, insulin, rifampicin, cycloserine and lignacaine and to rheomacrodex. The specificity of the method for human Ig E was established by the induction of degranulation with anti-Ig E. The technique appears to have limitations as a potential tool for routine clinical diagnosis.

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