Bronchial allergen challenge in subjects with low levels of allergic sensitization to indoor allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 366-374

  Witteman, A M ^a,b   Mulder, M ^b   Aalberse, R C ^b   Jansen, H M ^a   Van Der Zee, J S ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchial allergen challenge; RAST; Skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CATS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0032947350     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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