NEET 2006 · Class 12

Human Health and Disease

Mast cells secrete (2006)

  1. (A)haemoglobin
  2. (B)hippurin
  3. (C)myoglobin
  4. (D)histamine

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Allergy is due to the release of chemicals like histamine and serotonin from the mast cells.

Chapter
Human Health and Disease
Section
7.2.5 Allergies
Page
10
Words matched
16 of 16

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6667, emb=0.6857, combined=0.6781). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Allergy is due to the release of chemicals like histamine... from the mast cells,' which directly and conclusively identifies histamine as a secretion of mast cells, matching the MCQ's correct answer.

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