The effects of butterbur on the histamine and allergen cutaneous response

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 250-254

  Jackson, Catherine M ^a   Lee, Daniel K C ^b   Lipworth, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ALLERGEN; BUTTERBUR; FEXOFENADINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTAMINE; MONTELUKAST; PETAFORCE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PETASITES; PETASITES HYBRIDUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ALLERGY; URTICARIA;

EID: 1242351750     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61556-6     Document Type: Article

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