Feather mites are potentially an important source of allergens for pigeon and budgerigar keepers

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-67

  Colloff, M J ^a,b,d   Merrett, T G ^c   Merrett, J ^c   Mcsharry, C ^b   Boyd, G ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c EURO/DPC Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

AlaSTAT EIA; Allergy; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Diplaegidia columbae; Feather mites; Feathers; IgE; Pigeon keepers; Pigeons; RAST

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PIGEON BREEDER LUNG; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BIRD FANCIER'S LUNG; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLUMBIDAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEATHERS; GLYCOPROTEINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MITES; PARROTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0031025915     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00673.x     Document Type: Article

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