Evaluation of the usefulness of lymphocyte proliferation assays in the diagnosis of allergy to cow's milk

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-366

  Hoffman, Kristina M ^a   Ho, Deborah G ^a   Sampson, Hugh A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Food allergy; lymphocyte proliferation; milk induced enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTEROCOLITIS; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0030901910     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70054-X     Document Type: Article

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