A novel inhalation allergen present in the working environment of beekeepers

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 332-337

  Rudeschko, O ^a,d   Machnik, A ^b   Dorfelt H ^c   Kaatz, H H ^d   Schlott, B ^e   Kinne, R W ^a  

^a Institute of Clinical Immunology   (Germany)

^b Department of Pneumology ^*  (Germany)

^c Institute of Ecology   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^e FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bee body; Bee larva; Beekeeper; Inhalation allergy; Varroa mite

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BEE VENOM;

ADULT; ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEE; BIRCH; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LARVA; MALE; MITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; BEES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LARVA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 1542719796     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2003.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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