histaminen.
/ˈhɪstəmiːn/, /ˈhɪstəmɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɪstəˌmin/ Biochemistry and Medicine.
A biologically active amine present in animal and plant tissues and stored in the granules of mast cells and basophils, serving esp. as a vasodilator, a regulator of gastric secretion and capillary permeability, and a mediator of allergic reactions.Histamine is derived from histidine by decarboxylation.Systematic name: 2-(4-imidazolyl)ethylamine; C5H9N3.
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ethylamine1849
amylamine1850
ethylia1850
petinine1850
triethylamine1850
polyamine1861
nonylamine1866
octylamine1866
carbylamine1868
tetrylamine1868
hydroxylamine1871
hydramine1877
nitrosamine1878
guanamine1881
hexamethylenetetramine1888
morpholine1889
triethanolamine1897
tropane1898
agmatine1910
tyramine1910
histamine1912
spermidine1927
monoethanolamine1929
tryptamine1929
octopamine1948
norsynephrine1952
tilorone1970
1912 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Dec. 878/1 Certain peculiarities in its behavior..suggested to him [sc. Fühner] a connection between pituitrin and B-imidazolylethylamin (histamin),..and..he recommends a trial of histamin in obstetrical clinics.
1920 Nature 4 Mar. 11/2 A compound of known chemical structure, called ‘histamine’,..which is able to produce a state of the circulation like that present in wound-shock.
1929 Times 28 Oct. 15/3 These products produce what is spoken of as ‘histamine poisoning’, the substance histamine being the principal toxic agent.
1957 New Biol. 24 54 Histamine belongs to a group of substances known chemically as amines and physiologically as vasodilators, i.e. they dilate the blood vessels.
2002 Frederick (Maryland) News-Post 7 Oct. b12/1 Most cases of hives are caused by the release of histamine into the skin from an allergic reaction.
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ˌhistaˈminic n. of, relating to, or caused by histamine.
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1937 Rev. Gastroenterol. 4 281 Many authors..have established the possibility of a person becoming sensitized by this compound [sc. histamine], it being possible to provide a histaminic shock, in much the same way as that of an anaphylactic shock.
1963 Lancet 19 Jan. 129/1 When trimetaphan is used, its powerful histaminic action may be dangerously potentiated by the presence of complete adrenergic blockade.
2001 D. E. Smith & R. Seymour Clinician’s Guide Substance Abuse 89 Runny nose can also result from histaminic discharges in heroin use.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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