Histamine and serotonin in the pathology of the cardiovascular system
Katsman, R.F.
Kardiologiia 15(10): 146-154
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9040 PMID: 796530 Document Number: 93660
Experimental (dogs, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and cats) and clinical (human) studies are reviewed, indicating the significant role of the biogenic amines serotonin and histamine in cardiovascular pathology. Topics dicussed include: the effect of histamine on the heart and blood vessels, histamine and the neuroendocrine system, histamine and allergic reactions and their effect on cardiac activity and blood circulation, serotonin and histamine in myocardial infarction and its complications, the effect of serotonin on the vascular tonus of the greater and lesser circulations and the effect of serotonin on cardiac activity and coronary blood flow.