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. 2012 Jun 29;7(6):e39935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039935

Figure 5. Histologic analysis of CRF-mediated intestinal mast cell degranulation.

Figure 5

Treatment of porcine ileal tissues mounted on Ussing chambers with CRF caused and increase in mast cell degranulation as determined by toluidine blue staining. Arrows indicate the release of mast cell granules into surrounding tissues. Sodium cromolyn, a mast cell stabilizing agent, prevented CRF-induced mast cell degranulation. Figures are representative of ileal tissue sections from n = 4 pigs.