Mechanisms of allergy and chemical sensitivity

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-338

  Meggs, William J ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation syndromes; allergy; asthma; chemical sensitivity; conditioning; depression; neurogenic inflammation; neurogenic switching; rhinitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADAPTATION SYNDROME; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONDITIONING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TARGET ORGAN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0033403453     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379901500307     Document Type: Article

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