Evidence That Histamine Is the Causative Toxin of Scombroid-Fish Poisoning

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 716-720

  Morrow, Jason D ^a   Margolies, Gary R ^a   Roberts, L Jackson ^a   Rowland, Jerry ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE; N METHYLHISTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HISTAMINE; HUMAN; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; METHYLHISTAMINES; PROSTAGLANDINS D; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025968303     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199103143241102     Document Type: Article

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