Immunological responses of mice following administration of natural rubber latex proteins by different routes of exposure

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 343-351

  Woolhiser, Michael R ^a,b   Munson, Albert E ^a   Meade, B Jean ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MS 4020 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bronchoconstriction; Hev B; IgE; Latex; Mouse; NRL; PENH; Plethysmography; Respiratory; Topical

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SENSITIZATION; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034119811     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/55.2.343     Document Type: Article

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