Histamine Release
"Histamine Release" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The secretion of histamine from mast cell and basophil granules by exocytosis. This can be initiated by a number of factors, all of which involve binding of IgE, cross-linked by antigen, to the mast cell or basophil's Fc receptors. Once released, histamine binds to a number of different target cell receptors and exerts a wide variety of effects.
| Descriptor ID |
D006636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.425.431
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| Concept/Terms |
Histamine Release- Histamine Release
- Histamine Releases
- Histamine Liberation
- Histamine Liberations
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