Allergy to uncommon pets: New allergies but the same allergens

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Díaz Perales, Araceli ^a   González de Olano, David ^b   Pérez Gordo, Marina ^c   Pastor Vargas, Carlos ^d  

^a ETSI MontesTechnical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^d UAM)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumins; Allergens; Lipocalins; Pet allergy; Uncommon pet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892182923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00492     Document Type: Short Survey

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