100 years of hyposensitization: History of allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 713-724

  Ring, J ^a,b   Gutermuth, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education CK CARE   (Germany)

Author keywords

(recombinant) Allergen; Adjuvant; Allergoid; Antigen specific immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); AMPHETAMINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BROMETHOL; CALCIUM; COCAINE; CODEINE; EPHEDRINE; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; GRASS POLLEN VACCINE; HISTAGLOBINE; HISTAMINE; HYOSCYAMUS EXTRACT; HYPOPHYSIS EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSULIN; IODIDE; OPIATE; PEPTONE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ALLERGEN; SMALLPOX VACCINE; STRAMONIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG; URETHAN; VIRUS VACCINE; VITAMIN;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BEE EXTRACT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COWPOX; DESENSITIZATION; DNA IMMUNIZATION; GANGLION; GENE THERAPY; HAY FEVER; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORAX; WHISKEY; WILD TYPE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE;

EID: 79955473722     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02541.x     Document Type: Review

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