[Mechanism of disruption of histamine metabolism in salivary glands in experimental botulism].

Content of histamine was increased in submaxillary salivary gland of rats in generalized and local forms of botulinic intoxication. Permeability of the histohematic barrier for blood serum proteins was not altered in the salivary gland. Content of histamine was normalized after treatment with pilocarpine. Botulinic intoxication was apparently responsible for short-term and unspecific alterations of histamine content in submaxillary salivary gland.