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H1and H2 histamine receptors on Aplysia neurones

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WE have found two types of histamine receptor on neurones of the mollusc Aplysia corresponding to those already known in mammals. The presence of these specific receptors is consistent with the suggestion that histamine acts as a neurotransmitter.

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    DAVID O. CARPENTER & GARY L. GAUBATZ

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CARPENTER, D., GAUBATZ, G. H1and H2 histamine receptors on Aplysia neurones. Nature 254, 343–344 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254343a0

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