Histamine

May 22, 2006
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Histamine is the chemical messenger that antihistamine medicines try to block. Histamine is released by mast cells during an allergy attack and can produce multiple biological effects including bronchoconstriction (asthma), vasodilation (watery eyes, runny nose), and gastric acid secretion.

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