Fig allergy - Cross-reactivities to Ficus benjamina and attempt for the characterization of allergens;Feigenallergie - Kreuzreaktionen zu Ficus benjamina und versuch der allergencharakterisierung

Allergologie

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 588-592

  Mock, Bettina ^a   Rudeschko, Olga ^a   Henzgen, Margot ^a   Schlenvoigt, G ^a   Jager L ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cross reactivity; Ficus benjamina; Fig

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PLANT; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0032435626     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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