Serum tryptase measured with B12 and G5 antibody-based immunoassays in mastocytosis patients and its relation to histamine turnover

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 858-861

  Granerus, G ^a   Lonnqvist B ^a   Nystrand, J ^b   Roupe, G ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MASTOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY EXCRETION; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0031772971     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02514.x     Document Type: Article

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