Air pollution and allergy: Experimental studies on modulation of allergen release from pollen by air pollutants

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 69-74

  Behrendt, Heidrun ^b   Becker, W M ^c   Fritzsche, C ^a   Sliwa Tomczok, W ^b   Tomczok, J ^b   Friedrichs, K H ^b   Ring, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergens; Allergy; Exposure chamber; Particles; Pollen; Pollen pollutant interaction; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GERMANY; GRASS POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; POLLEN;

EID: 0030940962     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237511     Document Type: Article

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