Anaphylactic shock caused by exposure to sea anemones

Allergology International

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-184

  Nagata, Keiko ^a   Hide, Michihiro ^b   Tanaka, Toshihiko ^b   Ishii, Kaori ^b   Izawa, Masao ^a   Sairenji, Takeshi ^a   Tomita, Katsuyuki ^a   Shimizu, Eiji ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; Anaphylaxis; Histamine; Sea anemone; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HEMOLYSIS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA ANEMONE; URTICARIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33745662589     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.55.181     Document Type: Article

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