Histamine and the antiallergic antihistamines: A history of their discoveries

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Emanuel, M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Harrowdown House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antihistamines; History; Pharmacological receptor theory

Indexed keywords

2 ISOPROPYL 5 METHYLPHENOXYETHYLDIETHYLAMINE; 929F; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; N1,N DIMETHYL N1 BENZYL N PHENYLETHYLENEDIAMINE; PHENBENZAMINE; PROMETHAZINE; TERFENADINE; TRIPELENNAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0032784774     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00004.x-i1     Document Type: Article

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