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Science 22 January 1960:
Vol. 131. no. 3395, pp. 226 - 227
DOI: 10.1126/science.131.3395.226
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Relationship of Stress-Induced Histidine Decarboxylase to Circulatory Homeostasis and Shock

Richard W. Schayer 1

1 Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, Rahway, New Jersey

Histidine decarboxylase activity of mouse tissues is increased by stress and by injection of epinephrine and norepinephrine, suggesting a balance between histamine and catechol amines producing a component of circulatory homeostasis. Imbalance during intense stress might lead to failure of circulatory homeostasis and to shock. Reasons for discounting histamine as "shock toxin" may be invalid.


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Influence of Reserpine and Guanethidine On Vascular Reactivity and Antihistamine Constrictor Action in the Microcirculation.
B. M. Altura and B. W. Zweifach (1966)
Angiology 17, 493-502
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