Basophil activation during pollen season in patients monosensitized to grass pollens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 442-445

  Saporta, M ^a   Kamei, S ^a,d   Persi, L ^c   Bousquet, J ^a,b   Arnoux, B ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^c Medical Bio Medical   (France)

^d KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basophil; Basotest ; Grass pollen; Monosensitization

Indexed keywords

CD63 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, CD; BASOPHILS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POACEAE; POLLEN; SEASONS;

EID: 0035005807     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056005442.x     Document Type: Article

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