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Histamine is a small molecule secreted by mast cells. When specific ligands bind to receptors on the mast cell surface it is released in response. Histamine causes the symptoms associated with allergic reactions such as sneezing and itching. <ref>Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. (2008), Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science.</ref> | Histamine is a small [[Molecule|molecule]] secreted by mast cells. When specific [[Ligand|ligands]] bind to receptors on the mast cell surface it is released in response. Histamine causes the symptoms associated with allergic reactions such as sneezing and itching. <ref>Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. (2008), Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:41, 19 October 2012
Histamine is a small molecule secreted by mast cells. When specific ligands bind to receptors on the mast cell surface it is released in response. Histamine causes the symptoms associated with allergic reactions such as sneezing and itching. [1]
- ↑ Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. (2008), Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science.