Aerial pollen diversity in India and their clinical significance in allergic diseases

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 190-201

  Singh, A B ^a   Kumar, Pawan ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BETEL NUT; BIRCH; CROSS REACTION; CYNODON; FILTRATION; FRAXINUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRASS; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; JAPANESE CEDAR; MICROSCOPY; PARIETARIA; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RAGWEED; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SUCTION; SUNFLOWER; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

AMBROSIA; ARTEMISIA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; CYNODON; FRAXINUS; FUNGI; HELIANTHUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PARIETARIA; PIPER BETEL; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 4043098977     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02894284     Document Type: Article

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