The source of the anticoagulant heparin is _____ cell.

mast cell

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macrophage

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fibroblast

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neutrophil

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Solution

The correct option is A mast cell
Mast cells (basophils) secrete heparin which controls clotting in tissues; they also produce the inflammatory substance histamine.

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