Occupational IgE sensitisation to phytase, a phosphatase derived from Aspergillus niger

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 454-459

  Doekes, Gert ^a   Kamminga, Nelleke ^b   Helwegen, Loes ^b   Heederik, Dick ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal feed; Aspergillus niger; Enzyme allergy; IgE; Phytase

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHOSPHATASE; PHYTASE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOULD; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0033027932     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.7.454     Document Type: Article

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