Serum IgG responses to food antigens in the Italian population evaluated by highly sensitive and specific ELISA test

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-69

  Volpi, Nicola ^a   MacCari, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ELISA; Food antigens; Food hypersensitivity; Food intolerance; IgG evaluation

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; FOOD ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; OVALBUMIN; YOGHURT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEESE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GOAT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; VALIDATION PROCESS; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149157806     PISSN: 15321819     EISSN: 15324230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15321810802571903     Document Type: Article

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