Robustness into advanced age of atopy-specific mechanisms in atopy-prone families

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-107

  Jackola, Duaine R ^a   Pierson Mullany, Lisa K ^a   Daniels, Lisa R ^a   Corazalla, Edward ^a   Rosenberg, Andreas ^a   Blumenthal, Malcolm N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BINDING AFFINITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; RANDOMIZATION; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

AMBROSIA;

EID: 0037323185     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.2.b99     Document Type: Article

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