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solidus (iou) and receptors, histamine (medicine)


solidus (iou)



solidus noun. . ME.
[Latin solidus SOLID adjective used as noun. In branch I from Latin solidus (nummus) a gold coin: cf. SOU.]
I.
Hist. A gold coin of the later Roman Empire, originally worth about 25 denarii. Formerly also, in medieval England, a shilling. ME.
An oblique stroke formerly written to separate shillings from pence, and now used in Writing fractions, to separate figures and letters, or to denote alternatives or ratios. Cf. VIRGULE 1. L19.
II.
A line or surface in a binary or ternary phase diagram respectively, or a temperature (corresponding to a point on the line or surface), below which a mixture is entirely solid and above which it consists of solid and liquid in equilibrium. E20.
attrib.: solidus curve, solidus temperature, etc.

receptors, histamine (medicine)


receptors, histamine
Cell-surface proteins that bind histamine and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behaviour of cells. Histamine receptors are widespread in the central nervous system and in peripheral tissues. Three types have been recognised and designated h1, h2, and h3. They differ in pharmacology, distribution, and mode of action.