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Figure 6 A resting mast cell (MC) in a control valve (A) and an activated mast cell in a stenotic aortic valve (B). (C) Quantification of the degree of MC degranulation (i.e., activation) in normal (n = 11) and stenotic (n = 11) aortic valves. Lines denote medians.
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