Determination of the stability of diluted allergen extracts using a concentration step prior to EAST inhibition

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 953-956

  Niemeijer, N R ^a,b   Meijer, G ^a   Kauffman, H F ^a   De Monchy, J G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ALK Benelux   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birch pollen; Cat dander; D. pteronyssinus; EAST inhibition; Intracutaneous test solution; Stability; Standardization allergens; Timothy pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0029784357     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00632.x     Document Type: Article

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