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A steric approach for the design of antihistamines with low muscarinic receptor antagonism

  • 5. Histamine metabolism, receptors and antihistamines
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  1. Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1083, NL-1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    M. -Q. Zhang, K. Walczynski (Visiting scholar) & H. Timmerman

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Zhang, M.Q., Walczynski, K. & Timmerman, H. A steric approach for the design of antihistamines with low muscarinic receptor antagonism. Inflamm Res 44 (Suppl 1), S90–S91 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01674411

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