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THE theory that mast cells are the source of histamine is based exclusively on investigations carried out on mammals and it is not known whether it also holds true in non-mammalian vertebrates. It is not even known whether histamine is contained in the tissues of these animals.
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TAKAYA, K., FUJITA, T. & ENDO, K. Mast Cells free of Histamine in Rana catesbiana. Nature 215, 776–777 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215776a0
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