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SAMe and Histamine

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Transmethylations and the Central Nervous System

Part of the book series: Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie ((PSYCHIATRIE,volume 18))

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The ralationships between SAMe and histamine are evident on at least one level: namely that SAMe serves as the methyl donor in the methyltransferase system that seems to represent the main catabolic pathway of endogenous brain histamine.

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Casacchia, M., Squitieri, G., Agnoli, A. (1978). SAMe and Histamine. In: Andreoli, V.M., Agnoli, A., Fazio, C. (eds) Transmethylations and the Central Nervous System. Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88516-7_6

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