Comparison of methods to assess airborne rat and mouse allergen levels. I. Analysis of air samples

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-149

  Hollander, A ^a   Gordon, S ^b   Renstrom A ^c   Thissen, J ^a   Doekes, G ^a   Larsson, P H ^c   Malmberg, P ^c   Venables, K M ^b   Heederik, D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR MONITORING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RAT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DETERGENTS; IMMUNOASSAY; MICE; RABBITS; RATS;

EID: 0001049394     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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