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Histamine secreting cells are found in...

Histamine secreting cells are found in

A

connective tissue

B

lungs

C

muscular tissue

D

nervous tissue

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Histamine is a vasodilator, involved in allergic and inflammatory reactions. It is secreted by mast cells, these are modified basophils of blood that occur in areolar tissue i.e. the loose connective tissue
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