Prevalence of lysozyme sensitization in an egg-allergic population

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 224-228

  Fremont S ^a   Kanny, G ^b   Nicolas, J P ^a   Moneret Vautrin, D A ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Egg; Immunochemistry; Lysozyme; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYSOZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0030935275     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb00980.x     Document Type: Article

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