Human basophils: A unique biological instrument to detect the allergenicity of food

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Sabato, V ^a,b   van Hengel, A J ^c   de Knop, K J ^a   Verweij, M M ^a   Hagendorens, M M ^d   Bridts, C H ^a   de Clerck, L S ^a   Schiavino, D ^b   Stevens, W J ^a   Ebo, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Basophil activation test; Food allergy; Food labeling; Food safety; Trace allergens

Indexed keywords

CD63 ANTIGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CACAO; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PEANUT ALLERGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPREGULATION;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, CD; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BASOPHILS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MAST CELLS; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 79955406801     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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