Biomolecular identification of allergenic pollen: A new perspective for aerobiological monitoring?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 508-514

  Longhi, Sara ^a   Cristofori, Antonella ^a   Gatto, Pamela ^a   Cristofolini, Fabiana ^a   Grando, Maria Stella ^a   Gottardini, Elena ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETRIMIDE; DNA;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BETULACEAE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPOSITAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYLACEAE; CUPRESSACEAE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HIGHER PLANT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLEACEAE; PLANT; POACEAE; POLARIMETRY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES; TAXON; URTICACEAE;

EID: 74749094244     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60268-2     Document Type: Article

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