β-(1,3)-glucan on pillows

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 901-902

  Siebers, R ^a   Parkes, A ^b   Crane, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

(1,3) glucan; Feather; Pillows; Synthetic

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SUPERNATANT; SYMPTOM;

ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; BETA-GLUCANS; DUST; FUNGI; HUMANS;

EID: 33745129345     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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