The mechanism of anaphylactic histamine release from rabbit leucocytes.

  • 1 November 1968
    • journal article
    • Vol. 15  (5) , 743-9
Abstract
Histamine release from rabbit leucocytes is temperature-dependent and requires the presence of calcium but not magnesium ions. It is inhibited by agents which reduce disulphide linkages, and by sulphydryl-blocking agents, but potentiated by certain dicarboxylic acids.