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Histamine

"Histamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An amine derived by enzymatic decarboxylation of HISTIDINE. It is a powerful stimulant of gastric secretion, a constrictor of bronchial smooth muscle, a vasodilator, and also a centrally acting neurotransmitter.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Histamine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Histamine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 33 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 1995
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