Bovine serum albumin contained in culture medium used in artificial insemination is an important anaphylaxis risk factor

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2013.e17-2013.e19

  Pagán, Juan A ^a   Postigo, Idoia ^b   Rodríguez Pacheco, Jorge R ^a   Peña, Maribel ^a   Guisantes, Jorge A ^b   Martínez, Jorge ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; anaphylaxis; bovine serum albumin; epithelium; insemination

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SERUM ALBUMIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; OLIVE TREE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SPERMATOZOON; URTICARIA;

EID: 55349149324     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.055     Document Type: Article

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