Browsing by Subject "Histamine"

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    • Histamine and motivation 
      Torrealba, Fernando; Riveros, Maria E.; Contreras, Marco; Valdes, Jose L. (2012)
      Brain histamine may affect a variety of different behavioral and physiological functions; however, its role in promoting wakefulness has overshadowed its other important functions. Here, we review evidence indicating that ...
    • Standardization of a colorimetric technique for determination of enzymatic activity of diamine oxidase (DAO) ... 
      Beltrán Ortiz, Carolina; Peralta, Teresa; Ramos, Verónica; Durán, M.; Behrens, Carolina; Maureira, D.; Guzmán, María; Bastías, Carla; Ferrer, Pablo (Elsevier, 2020)
      Background: Diamine Oxidase (DAO) has an essential role for degradation of exogenous histamine in the intestine; thus, histamine intolerance (HI) mainly has been correlated to a low concentration and/or activity of this ...
    • The histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus is critical for motivated arousal 
      Valdés, José Luis; Sánchez, Cristián; Riveros, María Eugenia; Blandina, Patrizio; Contreras, Marco; Farías, Paula; Torrealba, Fernando (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010)
      Obtaining food, shelter or water, or finding a mating partner are examples of motivated behaviors, which are essential to preserve the species. The full expression of such behaviors requires a high but optimal arousal ...