IgE-mediated allergy to phytase - A new animal feed additive

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 943-945

  Baur, X ^a,c   Melching Kollmuss, S ^a   Koops, F ^a   Strassburger K ^b   Zober, A ^b  

^a Zentralinstitut fur Arbeitsmedizin der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; IgE antibodies; Nasal challenge test; Phytase

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PHYTASE;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; WORK;

EID: 0036785305     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23702.x     Document Type: Article

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