Antihistamines for increased tolerance to extreme heat

Histamine receptor antagonists are administered to delay the onset of or prevent heat stroke in mammals. H2 receptor antagonists including cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine, and ranitidine are administered to the mammals prior to the exposure of the mammal to stress conditions, such as temperature,...

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Zusammenfassung:Histamine receptor antagonists are administered to delay the onset of or prevent heat stroke in mammals. H2 receptor antagonists including cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine, and ranitidine are administered to the mammals prior to the exposure of the mammal to stress conditions, such as temperature, environmental, drug, exercise, or combinations thereof. The explosive temperature rise and precipitous mean arterial pressure crash seen in untreated subjects were delayed 2.6 fold (p