Detection of fish antigens aerosolized during fish processing using newly developed immunoassays

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Lopata, Andreas L ^a,b   Jeebhay, Mohamed F ^b   Reese, Gerald ^c   Fernandes, Joshua ^c   Swoboda, Ines ^d   Robins, Thomas G ^e   Lehrer, Samuel B ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Allergen; Allergy; Anchovy; Fish; Immunological detection; Occupational exposure; Pilchard; Seafood

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTISERUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARVALBUMIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ANCHOVY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FISH; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LOBSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 24744459822     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087354     Document Type: Article

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