Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 432493, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/432493
Research Article

Relationship between Mast Cells and the Colitis with Relapse Induced by Trinitrobenzesulphonic Acid in Wistar Rats

Ana Carolina Luchini,1 Déborah Mara Costa de Oliveira,1 Cláudia Helena Pellizzon,2 Luiz Claudio Di Stasi,1 and José Carlos Gomes1

1Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
2Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil

Received 14 October 2008; Revised 15 January 2009; Accepted 17 March 2009

Academic Editor: Donna-Marie McCafferty

Copyright © 2009 Ana Carolina Luchini et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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