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[[Image:LH Mast cell Histology.jpg|<p>'''Mast cell'''</p><sup>©Nottingham Uni 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:LH Mast cell Histology.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>'''Mast cell'''</p><sup>©Nottingham Uni 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:LH Mast cells Histology.jpg|<p>'''Mast cells'''</p><sup>©Nottingham Uni 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:LH Mast cells Histology.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<p>'''Mast cells'''</p><sup>©Nottingham Uni 2008</sup>]]
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
<p>Mast cells are derived from the same stem cell line as [[Basophils|basophils]] and while they are similar to [[Basophils|basophils]] they are not identical. Mast cells are found in connective tissue and are larger than other [[Leukocytes|leukocytes]] at 15-20µm. They have cytoplasm containing a high number of large, intensely staining basophilic granules which mask the nucleus.</p>
<p>Mast cells are derived from the same stem cell line as [[Basophils|basophils]] and while they are similar to [[Basophils|basophils]] they are not identical. Mast cells are found in connective tissue and are larger than other [[Leukocytes|leukocytes]] at 15-20µm. They have cytoplasm containing a high number of large, intensely staining basophilic granules which mask the nucleus.</p>