Association between pollen hypersensitivity and edible vegetable allergy: A review

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-16

  Caballero, T ^a   Martin Esteban M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; IgE; Pollens; Pollinosis; Vegetable allergy; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

APPLE; CARROT; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PEANUT; PLANT; POLLEN ALLERGY; POTATO; RAGWEED; RAGWEED POLLEN; REVIEW; TOMATO; TREE; VEGETABLE;

ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; POLLEN; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0031914707     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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