Histamine: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 11, 2026
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Biochemistry, Histamine. Oct 17, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at TMC - Phylogenetically Diverse Bacterial Species Produce Histamine (PDF). Aug 22, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Histamine receptor agonist alleviates severe cardiorenal damages by eliciting anti-inflammatory programming. Jul 25, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - The Journal of Headache and Pain - Histamine and migraine revisited: mechanisms and possible drug targets. May 31, 2025
Add new Web site: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Histamine in the immune regulation of allergic inflammation. Mar 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What is Histamine Intolerance? Everything You Need to Know. Nov 29, 2024
Add new Web site: American Physiological Society - Physiological Reviews - Histamine in the Nervous System. Aug 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Healthline - Histamine: What Is It and What Does It Do? Jun 01, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Bristol - School of Chemistry - Molecule of the Month - Histamine. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: VIVO Pathophysiology - Histamine. Jul 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Histamine. Apr 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Neuroscience - Histamine, Neuroinflammation and Neurodevelopment: A Review. Feb 17, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Biochemistry, Histamine. Sep 29, 2022
Added information about histamine fish poisoning. May 11, 2020
Add new Web site: WebMD - What are Histamines? Apr 21, 2018
Add new Web site: National Centre for Biotechnology Information - PubChem - Histamine. Apr 21, 2018
Updated to mention that there are four types of histamine receptors. Feb 15, 2017
Media added. Apr 07, 2016
Added a photo of antihistamines. Jun 12, 2015
New illustration added. Jan 15, 2009
Article revised. Nov 22, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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