Reviewer's report 
 The role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis Title: 
 3  17 January 2005 Version: Date: 
 fred S gorelick Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be reached) 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) 
Figure 2 - provide a much higher magnification image of a mast cell (just a couple that are preferable 
adjacent to a non-mast cell - the magnification shown here would still be almost impossible for a 
reader to interpret 
The cartoon is not a high quality image and should be professionally redrawn. 
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 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article of importance in its field Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interests 
Reviewer's report 
 The role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis Title: 
 3  17 January 2005 Version: Date: 
 fred S gorelick Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be reached) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) 
Figure 2 - provide a much higher magnification image of a mast cell (just a couple that are preferable 
adjacent to a non-mast cell - the magnification shown here would still be almost impossible for a 
reader to interpret 
The cartoon is not a high quality image and should be professionally redrawn. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article of importance in its field Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interests 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 The role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis Title: 
 3  17 January 2005 Version: Date: 
 fred S gorelick Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be reached) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) 
Figure 2 - provide a much higher magnification image of a mast cell (just a couple that are preferable 
adjacent to a non-mast cell - the magnification shown here would still be almost impossible for a 
reader to interpret 
The cartoon is not a high quality image and should be professionally redrawn. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article of importance in its field Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interests 
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