Aeroallergen sensitization can occur during fetal life

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 301-303

  Piccinni, M P ^a   Mecacci, F ^b   Sampognaro, S ^a   Manetti, R ^a   Parronchi, P ^a   Maggi, E ^a   Romagnani, S ^a  

^a Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergens; Cord blood; Der p I; Lol p I; Lymphocytes; PPD; Proliferative response; Streptokinase; Tetanus toxoid

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FETUS; GRASS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

AEROSOLS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FETAL BLOOD; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; PLANT PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027380777     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236541     Document Type: Article

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