Taber's Medical Dictionary
histamine
(his′tă-mĭn)
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C5H9N3; a substance produced from the amino acid histidine, which causes dilation of blood vessels, increased secretion of acid by the stomach, smooth muscle constriction (as in the bronchi), and mucus production, tissue swelling, and itching (during allergic reactions). Histamine is stored within mast cell granules.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Histamine." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/all/histamine.
Histamine. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/all/histamine. Accessed October 2, 2023.
Histamine. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/all/histamine
Histamine [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 October 02]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/all/histamine.
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