Diagnostic significance of in vitro T-cell proliferative responses to house-dust mite Der p 1 in children with dust-mite allergy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 842-846

  Horneff, G ^a   Schou, C ^b   Wahn, V ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Der p 1; IgE; T cells

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029806417     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00032.x     Document Type: Article

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