Evaluation of skin test reactivity to environmental allergens in healthy cats and cats with atopic dermatitis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 773-778

  Schleifer, Sebastian ^a   Willemse, Ton ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BUFFER; FLUORESCEIN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN TEST; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0038176160     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.773     Document Type: Article

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