Recombinant allergens and their potential for allergologic diagnostics;Rekombinante Allergene und ihr Potential für die allergologische Diagnostik

Pneumologie

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 387-393

  Crameri, R ^a   Blaser, K ^a   Menz, G ^b  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH SIAF   (Switzerland)

^b SIAF ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALLERGENS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030163449     PISSN: 09348387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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