Traffic-related air pollutants induce the release of allergen-containing cytoplasmic granules from grass pollen

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 294-298

  Motta, A C ^a   Marliere, M ^c   Peltre, G ^d   Sterenberg, P A ^b   Lacroix, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^d PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cytoplasmic granules; Grass pollen; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; WATER;

AIR; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL GRANULE; CELL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EROSION; EXHAUST GAS; GRASS POLLEN; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLLEN CYTOPLASMIC GRANULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PHLEUM; POLLEN;

EID: 33645467422     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091600     Document Type: Article

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