Characterized allergens causing bakers' asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 562-566

  Baur, X ^a   Posch, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

( amylase; Allergy; Bakers' asthma; IgE; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; ALLERGEN; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PEROXIDASE; STARCH;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CROSSED IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; FLOUR; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; WHEAT; WORKER;

EID: 0031750795     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03931.x     Document Type: Review

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