Are there shrimp allergens exclusive from the cephalothorax?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-87

  Rosa, S ^a   Prates, S ^a   Piedade, S ^a   Marta, C S ^a   Pinto, J R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Food hypersensitivity; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP; THORAX;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33845414426     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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