Control strategies for aeroallergens in an animal facility

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 139-146

  Reeb Whitaker, Carolyn K ^a   Harrison, David J ^a   Jones, Robert B ^a   Kacergis, Julie B ^a,b   Myers, David D ^a   Paigen, Beverly ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Animal facility; Breathing zone exposure; Cage changing; Cage tops; Laboratory animal allergy; Mice; Room ventilation; Ventilated cages

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTER; IMMUNOASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032896185     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70537-3     Document Type: Article

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