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, Volume 30, Issue 1–2, pp 291–293 | Cite as

An immunoenzymoassay for histamine

  • A. Morel
  • M. Darmon
  • M. Delaage
Histamine: Measurement and Clinical Studies

Abstract

The clinical diagnosis of allergies needs appropriate tools for the measurement of histamine release from leukocyte suspension of affected patients. In the last few years the established fluorometric procedure has been challenged by alternatives like histamine radioimmunoassays (RIA). Although measurements of histamine with the latter methods make this procedure more accessible as a diagnostic tool, further simplifications are always welcomed. A newly developed immunoenzymoassay for histamine is described in the present work and compared to a recent radioimmunoassay. Sensitivity and specificity are shown to be comparable in both procedures.

Keywords

Histamine Clinical Diagnosis Diagnostic Tool Histamine Release Affected Patient 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1990

Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Morel
    • 1
  • M. Darmon
    • 1
  • M. Delaage
    • 1
  1. 1.ImmunotechMarseille Cedex 9France

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