Prevalence of IgE reactivities in mold-allergic subjects to commercially available fungal enzymes

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 629-635

  Horner, W Elliott ^a,b   Armstrong, Maricelis ^a   El Dahr, Jane ^a   McCants, Marjorie ^a   Reese, Gerald ^a   Kobernick, Aaron K ^a   Lehrer, Samuel B ^a,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Air Quality Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Allergy; Enzyme sources; Fungus; IgE antibody; Mold

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; ALLERGEN; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; ENZYME; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GLUCOSIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BLOOD SALVAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SKIN TEST; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHODERMA;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CELLULASE; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GLUCOSIDASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 61749092281     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3174     Document Type: Article

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