Clinical significance of the colonoscopic allergen provocation test

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 348-351

  Bischoff, Stephan C ^a   Mayer, Julika ^a   Meier, Peter N ^a   Zeck Kapp, Gabi ^a   Manns, Michael P ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Food allergy; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal anaphylaxis; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

FOOD ANTIGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROPATHY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0030892775     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237598     Document Type: Article

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