Histamine and tryptase levels in patients with acute allergic reactions: An emergency department-based study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 65-71

  Lin, Robert Y ^a   Schwartz, Lawrence B ^b   Curry, Arlene ^a   Pesola, Gene R ^a   Knight, Richard J ^a   Lee, Huang Sam ^a   Bakalchuk, Leonard ^a   Tenenbaum, Craig ^a   Westfal, Richard E ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Saint Vincents Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Emergency department; Histamine; Hypersensitivity; Tryptase; tryptase

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FOOD ALLERGY; HEART RATE; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

EID: 0033941917     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.107600     Document Type: Article

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