Histamine as an emergent indoor contaminant: Accumulation and persistence in bed bug infested homes.

Histamine is used in bronchial and dermal provocation, but it is rarely considered an environmental risk factor in allergic disease. Because bed bugs defecate large amounts of histamine as a component of their aggregation pheromone, we sought to determine if histamine accumulates in household dust i...

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Main Authors: Zachary C DeVries, Richard G Santangelo, Alexis M Barbarin, Coby Schal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5809050?pdf=render