Quantitation of the major fungal allergens, Alt a 1 and Asp f 1, in commercial allergenic products

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 641-646

  Vailes, Lisa ^a   Sridhara, Susheela ^a   Cromwell, Oliver ^a   Weber, Bernhard ^a   Breitenbach, Michael ^a   Chapman, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Alternaria; Aspergillus; Asthma; Fungi; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035041426     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.114118     Document Type: Article

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