IgE response to fur animal allergens and domestic animal allergens in fur farmers and fur garment workers

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 501-509

  Savolainen, J ^a   Uitti, J ^b,c   Halmepuro, L ^b   Nordman, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

animal allergens; crossreactivity; domestic animal allergens; fur; fur industry; IgE response

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATS; CROSS REACTIONS; DOGS; FOXES; HAIR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEPHITIDAE; MINK; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; URINE;

EID: 0030940825     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00737.x     Document Type: Article

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