histamine
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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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(his′tă-mĭn)

(his′tă-mēn″)
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. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/0/histamine.
Histamine. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/0/histamine. Accessed March 29, 2023.
Histamine. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/0/histamine
Histamine [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 29]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761047/0/histamine.
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