In vitro allergy tests compared to intradermal testing in horses with recurrent airway obstruction

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 85-93

  Tahon, L ^a   Baselgia, S ^a   Gerber, V ^a,b   Doherr, M G ^a   Straub, R ^a   Robinson, N E ^b   Marti, E ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; In vitro sulfidoleukotriene release; Intradermal testing; Recurrent airway obstruction; Serum IgE antibodies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN TEST;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; RECURRENCE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 57749180852     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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