Assessment of the reduced allergenic properties of the Santana apple

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 522-525

  Kootstra, Helmi S ^a   Vlieg Boerstra, Berber J ^a   Dubois, Anthony E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 37349015239     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60381-X     Document Type: Article

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