[Term]
id: PR:000001423
name: histamine H2 receptor
def: "A histamine receptor that is a translation product of the human HRH2 gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. The preferred ligand is histamine. This receptor mediates smooth muscle relaxation, gastric acid secretion, and other diverse effects." [PRO:WCB, PMID:9311023]
comment: Category=gene.
synonym: "HRH2" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "gastric receptor I" EXACT []
synonym: "H2 histamine receptor" EXACT []
synonym: "H2R" EXACT []
synonym: "HH2R" EXACT []
xref: IUPHARobj:263
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF038634
property_value: has_archetype PR:P25021
is_a: PR:000049994 ! histamine receptor