Rye flour allergens: An emerging role in baker's asthma

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 324-328

  Letrán, Antonio ^a,c   Palacín, Arantxa ^b   Barranco, Pilar ^a   Salcedo, Gabriel ^b   Pascual, Cristina ^a   Quirce, Santiago ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase inhibitor; Baker's asthma; Occupational asthma; Rye flour; Specific inhalation challenge

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLOUR; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN BINDING; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RYE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ALPHA-AMYLASE; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FLOUR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RHINITIS; SECALE CEREALE; SKIN TESTS; UNITED STATES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 42349115390     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20566     Document Type: Article

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