Untersuchung über den respiratorischen Stoffwechsel des Menschen bei Muskelarbeit unter Wirkung von Histamin

The Effect of Continuous Intravenous Administration of Histamine on Basal Metabolism in Human Beings

“…In 1928, it was found that a 1 per cent solution of histamine injected subcutaneously in human subjects obtained an 8 to 15 per cent increase in basal oxygen consumption (2). In 1928, two investigators (3), working with dogs, noted a marked elevation in basal metabolism after subcutaneous injection of 15 to -30 mgm.…”