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Tryptase and chymase, markers of distinct types of human mast cells

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This work was supported in part by NIH grant AI-20487 and the Charles W. Thomas Arthritis Fund.

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Craig, S.S., Schwartz, L.B. Tryptase and chymase, markers of distinct types of human mast cells. Immunol Res 8, 130–148 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919075

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