Scombroid poisoning

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Constellation of symptoms resembling an allergic reaction, caused by eating the meat of decaying fish that has high levels of histamine (in this context sometimes referred to as scombrotoxin).
Note: Typically but not exclusively caused by fish of the Scombridae family, such as tuna, albacore and mackerel.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 904 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Scombroid poisoning' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12066 RIS BibTex EndNote
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