Ciba Foundation Symposium jointly with the Physiological Society and the British Pharmacological Society on histamine : in honour of Sir Henry Dale, O.M., G.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S. / / editors for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme and Cecilia M. O'Connor

• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Little, Brown, 1956
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (500 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.97
• Soggetto topico: Histamine
• Altri autori: DaleHenry H <1875-1968.> (Henry Hallett) WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward) O'ConnorCecilia M <1927-> (Cecilia Mary)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: HISTAMINE; CONTENTS; SYMPOSIUM OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETIES AT THE WELLCOME FOUNDATION; Chairman's opening remarks; Part I : Occurrence of histamine in the body; Distribution of histamine in the body; Histamine and mast cells; Histamine and intracellular particles; Free and conjugated histamine; Short Communications; Histamine and mast cells; Action of 48/80 on the mast cell population and histamine content of the wall of the gastro-intestinal tract of the rat; The isolation of imidazoleacetic acid riboside; Histaminopexic action of blood serum ; Inhibition of histidine decarboxylase in vivo by derivatives of benzyl-1-isoquinolinePart II: Release of histamine; The mechanism of histamine release; Measurement of histamine-releasing activity; Histamine release by long chain molecules; Histamine release by naturally occurring substances; Histamine release and anaphylaxis; Short Communications; Antihistamine drugs and histamae release, especially in anaphylaxis; Release of histamine-clinical considerations; The release of cellular histamine in rabbit blood by dextran and dextran sulphate ; Histamine release and the angio-oedema type of reactionThe mode of histamine binding in animal tissues; Endogenous histamine liberation in man; A slow reacting substance in anaphylaxis-""SRS-A""; Some discrepancies in the histamine theory of anaphylaxis in smooth muscle; Part III: The origin and significance of histamine in the body; The origin and fate of histamine in the body; Histamine and gastric secretion; Histamine and vasodilatation; Histamine and nerves; Skin histamine; The significance of histaminase in the body; Short Communications ; On the classification and nomenclature of amine oxidasesHistamine in nerves; Histamine and gastric secretion; The effect of sex hormones on histaminase; The action of histamine on the sympathetic nervous system; Histamine and vasodilator axon reflex of the skin; Imidazoleacetic acid metabolism in bacteria; SYMPOSIUM AT THE CIBA FOUNDATION; Part I : The origin andfate of histamine in the body; The origin of histamine in the body; Discussion; The origin of histamine in the body; Discussion; The fate of histamine in the body; Discussion ; The fate of histamine in the body with particular reference to the enzymology of histamine oxidationDiscussion; Is histaminase identical with diamine oxidase?; Discussion; Part II : Location of histamine in the body, and mechanism of histamine release; Remarks on the location of histamine in mammalian tissues; Discussion; The location of histamine in the body; Discussion; The mechanism of histamine release; Mechanism of histamine release; Discussion; General Discussion
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• Titolo autorizzato: Ciba Foundation Symposium jointly with the Physiological Society and the British Pharmacological Society on histamine
• ISBN: 9786613679277; 9781280768507; 1280768509; 9780470718957; 0470718951; 9780470716403; 0470716401
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911020365403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Novartis Foundation Symposia