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secretion of histamine from mast cell and basophil granules by exocytosis; this can be initiated by a number of factors, all of which involve binding of IgE, cross-linked by antigen, to the mast cell or basophil\'s Fc receptors; once released, histamine binds to a number of different target cell receptors and exerts a wide variety of effects.
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