Heterogeneity of banana allergy: Characterization of allergens in banana-allergic patients

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 513-516

  Grob, Martin ^a   Reindl, Jürgen ^b   Vieths, Stephan ^b   Wüthrich, Brunello ^a   Ballmer Weber, Barbara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PLACEBO; PROFILIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BANANA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KIWIFRUIT; MALE; POLLEN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0036879457     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62090-X     Document Type: Article

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