"Receptors, Histamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cell-surface proteins that bind histamine and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Histamine receptors are widespread in the central nervous system and in peripheral tissues. Three types have been recognized and designated H1, H2, and H3. They differ in pharmacology, distribution, and mode of action.
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D011968
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.670.450 D12.776.543.750.720.480
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Histamine H2-receptor antagonists. Nurs Clin North Am. 1991 Jun; 26(2):361-73.