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H1- and H2-Receptor Antagonists

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Pharmacology of the Skin II

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 87 / 2))

Abstract

Histamine is a naturally occurring substance found in most, if not all, tissues of the body. Histamine in tissues is stored predominantly in mast cells which are present in particularly large numbers in skin (Kaliner 1979), where they are most evident around small blood vessels and nerves (Cowen et al. 1979; Eady et al. 1979).

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  1. D. A. A. Owen
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  1. The Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EH, London, Great Britain

    Malcolm W. Greaves M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    Sam Shuster M.D., Ph. D., F.R.C.P.

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Owen, D.A.A. (1989). H1- and H2-Receptor Antagonists. In: Greaves, M.W., Shuster, S. (eds) Pharmacology of the Skin II. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 87 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74054-1_18

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