Proteolytic enzyme papain in industry and food causes allergic sensitization;Enzymet papain anvendt i industri og fødevarer giver allergi

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 170, Issue 40, 2008, Pages 3127-3129

  Rosenthal, Anette Pagh ^a   Blønd, Morten Bruland ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PAPAIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DUST; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLERGENS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DUST; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPAIN; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS;

EID: 55849115976     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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