| Term Name: | mast cell granule |
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| Definition: | Coarse, bluish-black staining cytoplasmic granules, bounded by a plasma membrane and found in mast cells and basophils. Contents include histamine, heparin, chondroitin sulfates, chymase and tryptase. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042629] QuickGO AmiGO |