Aerobiological investigation and in vitro studies of pollen grains from 2 dominant avenue trees in Kolkata, India

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-30

  Mandal, J ^a   Roy, I ^b   Chatterjee, S ^b   Gupta Bhattacharya, Swati ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Meteorological parameters; Pollen grains; Respiratory allergy; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DELONIX REGIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PELTOPHORUM PTEROCARPUM; POLLEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SEASON; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE; TREE; WIND;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIA; MALE; POLLEN; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 40349114617     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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