HISTAMINE FORMATION IN TUBERCULIN REACTION OF RAT

  • 1 January 1967
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 12  (6) , 725-+
Abstract
The histamine forming capacity [HFC] and histamine content of tuberculin skin reactions was studied in the rat. An increase in HFC and a concomitant decrease in histamine content occur. Both changes are maximal 12 hr. after injection of antigen. The results suggest that histamine may play a role, although a minor one, in the tuberculin reaction of the rat.