Effect of dilution, temperature, and preservatives on the long-term stability of standardized inhalant allergen extracts

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 535-540

  Niemeijer, Nico R ^a   Kauffman, Henk F ^b   Van Hove, Wim ^a   Dubois, Anthony E J ^b   De Monchy, Jan G R ^b  

^a ALK Benelux   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GLYCEROL; HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; PHENOL; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PRESERVATIVE;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DILUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029933679     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63274-7     Document Type: Article

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