Mast Cell

The author, Domenico Ribatti, Full professor of the University of Bari, is an expert in the field of Mast Cells with more than 800 publications.

• Foreword.- Mast cell ontogeny.- Staining of mast cells.- Mast cells heterogeneity.- Mast cell biology and functions.- Mast cells in arteriogenesis.- Mast cells in primary systemic vasculitides.- Mast cells in blood-brain barrier alterations and neurodegenerative diseases.- Mast cells and basophils: a link between angiogenesis and inflammation in allergic diseases.- Mast cells in tumor fate.- Mast cells in tumor angiogenesis and lymphoangiogenesis.- Mast cells as therapeutic target in cancer.- Index.