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Phospholipid Methylation Participates in H2-Receptor Mediated Stimulation of Adenylate Cyclase in Rat Brain

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Neuroreceptors and Signal Transduction

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There are now several reports that histamine has the properties of a neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (1–3). Also, there is substantial evidence that histamine acting on H2-receptors stimulates adenylate cyclase in mammalian brain (4–6).

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Segawa, T., Ozawa, K. (1988). Phospholipid Methylation Participates in H2-Receptor Mediated Stimulation of Adenylate Cyclase in Rat Brain. In: Kito, S., Segawa, T., Kuriyama, K., Tohyama, M., Olsen, R.W. (eds) Neuroreceptors and Signal Transduction. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 236. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5971-6_26

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