Patterns of histamine release in the brain.
The pattern of histamine release has been investigated in various brain areas of anaesthetized cats and conscious, freely moving rats by the push-pull technique. In the hypothalamus, medial amygdaloid nucleus and mamillary body of the anaesthetized cat, histamine was found to be released according to an ultradian rhythm with a frequency of 1 cycle per 1-2 h. Additionally, oscillations have been observed in the medial amygdaloid nucleus and mamillary body with a frequency of 1 oscillation per 10 min. In the posterior hypothalamus of the conscious rat, histamine is also released rhythmically with a frequency of 1 cycle per 1.5 h. Moreover, the release rate of histamine is increased in the night.
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Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
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D000679:Amygdala / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002415:Cats; D006636:Histamine Release; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D008326:Mammillary Bodies / Q000378:metabolism; D010507:Periodicity; D051381:Rats