Fel d 1-specific IgG antibodies induced by natural exposure have blocking activity in skin tests

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-375

  Witteman, A M ^a,b   Stapel, S O ^b   Sjamsoedi, D H S ^a   Jansen, H M ^a   Aalberse, R C ^b   Van der Zee, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blocking antibody; Fel d 1; IgE antibody; IgG antibody; Radioallergosorbent test; Skin test

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029975082     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237265     Document Type: Article

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