Exposure to wheat allergen and fungal α-amylase in the homes of bakers

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1577-1582

  Vissers, M ^a   Doekes, G ^a   Heederik, D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Domestic exposure; Fungal amylase; Occupational allergens; Wheat allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLOTHING; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; FAMILY; FUNGUS; HOME; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; WHEAT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ALPHA-AMYLASE; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHILD; COOKERY; DUST; FAMILY HEALTH; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRITICUM; WHEAT HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0034796753     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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