Direct Determination of Allergens in Ambient Aerosols: Methodological Aspects

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 364-370

  Schäppi, George F ^a   Monn, Christian ^a   Wüthrich, Brunello ^b   Wanner, Hans Urs ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Allergens; Bet v l; Major; Particle size fractions; Phl p 5; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AEROSOL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRASS POLLEN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SWITZERLAND; TREE;

EID: 0029884776     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237329     Document Type: Article

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