Seafood allergy

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-234

  Ree Kim, Linda ^a   Lehrer, Samuel B ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen crossreactivity; Food allergy; Seafood allergy; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOOD ALLERGY; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEA FOOD; SHRIMP;

CROSS REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-12; SEAFOOD;

EID: 2542439664     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200406000-00016     Document Type: Review

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