A double blind study on immunotherapy with chemically modified honey bee venom: Monomethoxy polyethylene glycol-coupled versus crude honey bee venom

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1985, Pages 201-203

  Muller U ^a   Lanner, A ^b   Schmid, P ^a   Bischof, M ^a   Dreborg, S ^b   Hoigne, R ^a  

^a Medical Division Zieglerspital ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Medical Department Allergy and Diagnostic Division Pharmacia AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; INSECT VENOM; METHOXYPOLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY;

ADULT; BEE VENOMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0021879688     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000233786     Document Type: Article

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