Methods for the prediction of low-molecular-weight occupational respiratory sensitizers

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-109

  Seed, Martin J ^a   Cullinan, Paul ^b   Agius, Raymond M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical respiratory sensitizer; Occupational asthma; Predictive values; Quantitative structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GUINEA PIG; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IN VITRO STUDY; LAW; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUINEA PIGS; HAPTENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; MASS SCREENING; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 43249092328     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282f4cadd     Document Type: Review

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