Amthamine
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Amthamine is a histamine agonist
selective for the H2 subtype. It has been used in vitro
and in vivo
to study gastric secretion, as well as other functions of the H2 receptor.
Histamine agonist
A histamine agonist is a drug which causes increased activity at one or more of the four histamine receptor subtypes.Betahistine is an example used to treat vertigo.Betazole and impromidine are examples used in diagnostics.-External links:...
selective for the H2 subtype. It has been used in vitro
In vitro
In vitro refers to studies in experimental biology that are conducted using components of an organism that have been isolated from their usual biological context in order to permit a more detailed or more convenient analysis than can be done with whole organisms. Colloquially, these experiments...
and in vivo
In vivo
In vivo is experimentation using a whole, living organism as opposed to a partial or dead organism, or an in vitro controlled environment. Animal testing and clinical trials are two forms of in vivo research...
to study gastric secretion, as well as other functions of the H2 receptor.