The latex and food allergy connection

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1381-1384

  Perkin, Judy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CHITINASE; HEVEIN; LATEX; LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; RUBBER; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CHITINASE; CROSS REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; LECTINS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PREVALENCE; RUBBER;

EID: 0034320101     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(00)00384-9     Document Type: Review

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