Mouse allergen exposure and immunologic responses: IgE-mediated mouse sensitization and mouse specific IgG and IgG4 levels

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Matsui, Elizabeth C ^a,e   Krop, Esmeralda J M ^b   Diette, Gregory B ^a   Aalberse, Rob C ^c   Smith, Abigail L ^d   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^d JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROALLERGEN; ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MOUSE ALLERGEN; MOUSE SPECIFIC IMMUNOBLOBULIN G4; MOUSE SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MUS M 1 ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGEN EXPOSURE; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN BINDING ASSAY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; EMPLOYMENT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JOB ANALYSIS; LABORATORY; MALE; MOUSE ALLERGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 4344704559     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61471-8     Document Type: Article

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