Early effect of ultrarush venom immunotherapy on the IgG antibody response

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 455-462

  Michils, Alain ^a   Baldassarre, S ^a   Ledent, C ^b   Mairesse, M ^b   Gossart, B ^c   Duchateau, J ^c  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Clinique St Luc Bouge   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

IgG antibodies; Ultrarush immunotherapy; Venom allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; WASP VENOM;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 0034057864     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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