mast cell activation
id: GO:0045576
name: mast cell activation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The change in morphology and behavior of a mast cell resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, soluble factor, or to (at least in mammals) an antigen which the mast cell has specifically bound via IgE bound to Fc-epsilonRI receptors.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002279 | mast cell activation involved in immune response |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002274 | myeloid leukocyte activation |
