Chronic allergen challenge as an experimental model: Necessary, significant or useful?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1191-1193

  Leckie, M J ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 0033863165     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00917.x     Document Type: Editorial

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