Diagnosis of cypress pollen allergy: In vivo and in vitro standardization of a Juniperus ashei pollen extract

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 808-813

  Hrabina, Maud ^a   Dumur, J P ^b   Sicard, H ^a   Viatte, A ^a   Andre, C ^a  

^a Stallergenes SA   (France)

^b Stallergènes SA 6 ^*

Author keywords

2 D electrophoresis; Allergens; Cypress; Immunoblotting; In vivo diagnosis; Juniperus ashei; Pollen; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; JUNIPERUS ASHEI POLLEN EXTRACT; POLLEN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUNIPERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0042672585     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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