Histamine increases blood flow and vascular permeability. This would account for all of the following changes that occur during inflammation except

A) redness of the inflamed tissue.
B) chemotaxis of phagocytes.
C) heat of the inflamed tissue.
D) movement of defense proteins and cells into the interstitial space.
E) swelling of the inflamed tissue.


Answer: B

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