Manufacturing and standardizing fungal allergen products

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 210-215

  Esch, Robert E ^a  

^a Greer Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen standardization; Fungal extracts

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS VACCINE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MARKETING; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1142297337     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.11.024     Document Type: Article

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