Coskun et al., Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2002
(Acute Disease...) :
The relationship between NGF staining and MCD and the lack of correlation between NGF staining and changes in neural components suggest that, in acute appendicitis, NGF might be responsible for the increased number of MCs , but not for neuronal proliferation and hypertrophy
Tuveri et al., Clin Exp Rheumatol 1993
(Scleroderma, Systemic) :
Nerve growth factor (NGF) , a well characterized neurotrophic factor, induces an increase in the number of mast cells (MCs) in the peripheral tissues of developing rats, as well as histamine release in fully differentiated MCs