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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
serine proteinase contained inmast cells
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Examples
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It's not very accurate, but we could look for tryptase levels, too, in the event she had an anaphylactic response.
Predator Cornwell, Patricia 2005
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Still, Benson thought their work might have had some impact, and he decided it might be a good time to try again to get his tryptase paper published.
Chicago Reader 2010
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The EoE patients had a higher maximum tryptase density than the GERD patients and more EoE patients had epithelial mast cells diffusely distributed throughout the biopsy.
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When looked at under a microscope, the tryptase positive mast cells in the biopsies showed up as bright brown dots.
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Letters from Benson and Clark, as well as the tryptase paper, were published in the
Chicago Reader 2010
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He's now collaborating with doctors here and in Japan on an expanded testing program that will check blood and urine for tryptase and several additional factors that might mark an immune response.
Chicago Reader 2010
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If AFE victims were having allergic reactions, their blood would show elevated levels of a substance called tryptase.
Chicago Reader 2010
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The tryptase paper finally got into the obstetric literature, and Benson is beginning to get the blood samples he needs.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Quilligan also agreed to consider the tryptase paper for publication, even though the journal had just rejected it.
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If he could get blood samples from these patients -- perhaps as few as 10 or 20 -- he could test for tryptase.
Chicago Reader 2010
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