(1 → 3)-β-D-glucans and respiratory health: A review of the scientific evidence

Indoor Air

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-169

  Douwes, J ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; Damp; Epidemiology; Fungi; Respiratory health; Review

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY;

(1 → 3)-Β-D-GLUCAN; AIRWAY INFLAMMATION; CELL-WALL COMPONENTS; D-GLUCAN; DAMP; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HEALTH EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY HEALTH; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; STRUCTURAL CELL;

FUNGI;

ALLERGEN; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-D-GLUCAN;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BETA-GLUCANS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 19044364596     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00333.x     Document Type: Review

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