An investigation of allergenic proteins produced by moulds on building materials

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-263

  Gutarowska, B ^a   Kosmowska, M ^a   Wiszniewska, M ^b   Palczynski C ^b   Walusiak Skorupa, J ^b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergens; Building materials; Immunoblotting; Mould atopy; SPT; Uni Cap test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALLERGENIC PROTEIN; CALCIUM SULFATE; CELLULOSE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ATOPY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOULD; MOULD ATOPY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84860466176     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11413911     Document Type: Article

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