The allergen Bet v 1 in fractions of ambient air deviates from birch pollen counts

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 850-858

  Buters, J T M ^a   Weichenmeier, I ^a   Ochs, S ^a   Pusch, G ^a   Kreyling, W ^b   Boere, A J F ^c   Schober, W ^a   Behrendt, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bet v 1; Birch; PM10; Pollen; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALLERGEN BET V 1; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT ANTIGEN;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIRCH; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERMANY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; AIR; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAY FEVER; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AIR; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BETULA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERMANY; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 77953107269     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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