Baker's asthma due to xylanase and cellulase without sensitization to alpha-amylase and only weak sensitization to flour

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 502-505

  Merget, Rolf ^a,b   Sander, Ingrid ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, Monika ^a   Baur, Xaver ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Baker's asthma; Cellulase; Enzymes; Xylanase; Amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOUR; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0035010457     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053786     Document Type: Article

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