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  • noun Plural form of histamine.

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Examples

  • Champagne is a kind wine made from mostly red grapes and is relatively low in histamines and offers some health benefits, but it certainly contains calories, although less than white or red wine.

    Mireille Guiliano - An interview with author 2010

  • When those chemicals some are called histamines; others belong to the cytokine system are released into the bloodstream, they produce inflammatory reactions throughout the body, not just at the site of invasion.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • When those chemicals some are called histamines; others belong to the cytokine system are released into the bloodstream, they produce inflammatory reactions throughout the body, not just at the site of invasion.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • When those chemicals some are called histamines; others belong to the cytokine system are released into the bloodstream, they produce inflammatory reactions throughout the body, not just at the site of invasion.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • When those chemicals some are called histamines; others belong to the cytokine system are released into the bloodstream, they produce inflammatory reactions throughout the body, not just at the site of invasion.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • Antihistamines work by blocking a substance called histamines, which cause the allergic reaction — sneezing, itching, watering eyes and even hives.

    Docs: Early treatment combats allergies best 2011

  • Antihistamines work by blocking a substance called histamines, which cause the allergic reaction — sneezing, itching, watering eyes and even hives.

    Docs: Early treatment combats allergies best 2011

  • "Pollen causes the tissues on and around the eye to swell and release substances called histamines in the eye, which makes them itch."

    WTVM - 1- WTVM Home 2010

  • "Pollen causes the tissues on and around the eye to swell and release substances called histamines in the eye, which makes them itch."

    WTVM - 1- WTVM Home 2010

  • "Pollen causes the tissues on and around the eye to swell and release substances called histamines in the eye, which makes them itch."

    WTVM - 1- WTVM Home 2010

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