Histamine receptors in the skin melanophores of Indian bullfrog Rana tigerina

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-234

  Ali, Sharique A ^a   Peter, Jaya ^a   Ali, Ayesha S ^a  

^a Saifia C   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Dispersion; Frog; H1 receptor; H2 receptor; Histamine; Melanophores; Mepyramine; Metiamide; Rana tigerina; Receptors; Skin

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLHISTAMINE; EDETIC ACID; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; MEPYRAMINE; METIAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FROG; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HOPLOBATRACHUS TIGERINUS; MELANOPHORA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0032415850     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(98)10111-3     Document Type: Article

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