Mast - Biology

Biology

  • Mast (botany), the edible seed and fruit produced by trees or shrubs that wildlife species will consume
  • Mast Arboretum, Stephen F. Austin State University, in Nacogdoches, Texas
  • Mast cell, involved in the allergy response
  • Mast., in botanical naming, the standard author abbreviation for Maxwell T. Masters
  • Two microtubule-associated serine/threonine-protein kinase enzymes:
    • MAST1
    • MAST2

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