Report of occupational asthma due to phytase and β-glucanase

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 417-419

  O'Connor, T M ^a,d   Bourke, J F ^b   Jones, M ^c   Brennan, N ^a  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

glucanase; Occupational asthma; Phytase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHYTASE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SPIROMETRY;

6-PHYTASE; ADULT; ANIMAL FEED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CELLULASE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SKIN TESTS;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS;

EID: 0034997194     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.58.6.417     Document Type: Article

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