Immunoglobulin G antibodies against environmental moulds in a Norwegian healthy population shows a bimodal distribution for Aspergillus versicolor

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-288

  Rydjord, B ^a   Hetland, G ^b   Wiker, H G ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BLOOD DONOR; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NORWAY; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOHYDRATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LECTINS; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; NORWAY; POPULATION;

EID: 26244456939     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2005.01672.x     Document Type: Article

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