Pharmacology
Well its official, pharmacologists are crazy. In our lecture today we learnt; 'The international anthem of the European Histamine Research Society', Yes its an actuall song and it goes like this:For it´s mine, for it´s mine,
Decarboxylated Histidine.
We´ve extracted you and weighed you.
By the living gut assayed you.
But we´ve yet to find your function - Histamine!
1.
We talk of toxicosis / migraine, shock or halitosis
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
Trauma, burns and inflammation / headache, pain and constipation,
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
2.
You give asthmatic wheezes / the allergic sneezes,
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
Though obscure as yet, the fact is / you´re involved in anaphylaxis,
Singing Histaminosis all the day
3.
Since the time of Dale and Barger / your files are longer, larger
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
The control of circulation / then gastric stimulation,
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
CHORUS
4.
Mast cells by the dozen / and basophils, your cousin,
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
They come and they go / fluctuate to and fro,
Singing Histaminosis all the day
5.
We heard a lot of groaning / from the upstart, Serotonin,
Singing Histaminosis all the day.
Down with 5-hydroxytrypta / and up with good old hista,
Singing Histaminosis all the day
6.
Each year we meet in May / to concentrate and play,
Singing Histaminosis all the day
What luck to have such friends / to cater for our trends,
Singing Histaminosis all the day
See http://www.ehrs.org.uk/song.htm for the next 18 verses!
Can I just add that there is a grand total of 24 verses all on the wonders of Histamine (the stuff released during hayfever and anaphlaxis etc....). Off to the next lecture now its- Absorption and distribution of drugs. Woooo!!!!
Discovered by The Pathologist @ 1:30 PM
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