Bronchial allergen challenge with isolated major allergens of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus: The role of patient characteristics in the early asthmatic response

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-31

  Van Der Veen, Maurits J ^a   Lopuhaä, Christa E ^a   Aalberse, Rob C ^b   Jansen, Henk M ^a   Van Der Zee, Jaring S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergens; Bronchial provocation test; Early asthmatic response; IgE; Skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0031819403     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70051-X     Document Type: Article

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