Separation of the four most important latex allergens from latex gloves: A potential tool for diagnosis and immunotherapy purposes

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 380-383

  Peixinho, C M ^a   Gabriel, M F ^a   Caramelo Nunes, C ^a   Tavares Ratado, P ^a,b   Tomaz, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b Sousa Martins Hospital   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROVOCATION TEST; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SURGICAL GLOVE; CHEMISTRY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROCEDURES;

ALLERGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AGAROSE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84903814750     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2013.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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