Sensitization to profilin in the Central region of Portugal

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Tavares, Beatriz ^a,b   Machado, Daniel ^a   Loureiro, Graça ^a   Cemlyn Jones, Jessica ^a   Pereira, Celso ^a,c  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Immunoallergology Center   (Portugal)

^c Centro Diagnostico   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Oral allergy syndrome; Pollen; Pollen food cross reactivity; Profilin; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DIAGNOSIS; SKIN; TURBULENT FLOW;

ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; POLLEN; POLLEN-FOOD CROSS-REACTIVITY; PROFILIN; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGIES;

PROFILIN;

DISEASE TREATMENT; POLLEN; PROTEIN; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELON; PORTUGAL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLLEN; PORTUGAL; PROFILINS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CUCUMIS;

EID: 56349098663     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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