Histamine and H1-Antihistamines in Allergic Disease, Second Edition, (Clinical Allergy and Immunology)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: June 26, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780824706289
Subjects: Allergies; Biochemistry; Cellular physiology; Pharmacology; Consumer Health; Receptors; Allergic Diseases; Immunopharmacology; Medical; Diet / Health / Fitness; Clinical Chemistry; Pharmacy; Medical / Clinical Medicine; Allergy; Antihistamines; Chemotherapy; Histamine
First sentence: Histamine, by far the most important mediator of acute allergic symptoms, and the earliest recognized mediator of the immediate hypersensitivity response, was discovered as a potent vasodilator substance by Dale and Laidlaw in 1910 (1).