Humoral immune responses to pig urinary proteins and respiratory health of pig farmers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-90

  Doekes, Gert ^a   Spithoven, Jack ^a   Heederik, Dick ^a   Preller, Liesbeth ^a,b   Vermeulen, Roel ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Animal Health Service Boxtel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchial hyperreactivity; Ige; Igg4; Pig farming; Pig urine allergen; Respiratory health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001844688     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v04n01_10     Document Type: Article

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