CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XIII. Binding of Histamine in the Mast Cell: the Nature of the 



Mast-Cell Granule 116 



XIV. Non-Mast Cell Histamine: the High Histamine Content of 



the Pyloric Mucosa 132 



XV. The Function of Heparin 137 



Peptone Shock in the Dog; Fate of Heparin in the Rat treated with a Histamine- 

 Liberator; Mast Cells and the Connective Tissues. 



XVI. Mast Cells and Histamine in the Skin . . . .144 



Normal Skin of various Species; Precancerous Skin of Mice. 



XVII. General Discussion: Functions of the Tissue Mast Cells . 160 



Bibliography 165 



Index 179 



