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Histamine Antagonists MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Histamine Antagonists
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.519.625.375.425
D27.505.696.577.375.425
Unique ID
D006633
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006633
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with HISTAMINE AGONISTS
Scope Note
Drugs that bind to but do not activate histamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine or histamine agonists. Classical antihistaminics block the histamine H1 receptors only.
Entry Version
HISTAMINE ANTAG
Entry Term(s)
Antihistamine
Antihistamines
Histamine Antagonist
NLM Classification #
QV 157
Previous Indexing
Histamine H1 Receptor Blockaders (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note
1977; see ANTIHISTAMINICS 1963-1976, for ANTIHISTAMINES see HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008
History Note
1977; for ANTIHISTAMINES use HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008
Date Established
1977/01/01
Date of Entry
1976/05/05
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Histamine Antagonists Preferred
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