Microfungi in indoor air are able to trigger histamine release by non-IgE-mediated mechanisms

Inflammation Research

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Larsen, F O ^a   Christensen, L H R ^a   Clementsen, P ^b   Gravesen, S ^c   Stahl Skov, P ^d   Norn, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d RefLab   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; AMBIENT AIR; BASOPHIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPHOMYCETES; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0029932113     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03354071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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