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Pollen Grains, their Role in Allergy

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Aerosol Inhalation: Recent Research Frontiers

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Abstract

Pollen allergens are mainly water soluble proteins representing up to 1% of the pollen dry mass. By themselves they are able to induce allergenic sensitization (allergenicity) in experimental animals as well as symptoms in sensitized individuals.

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  1. Immuno Allergy, Pasteur Institute, 28, rue du Docteur Roux F., 75015, Paris, France

    Gabriel Peltre

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  1. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    J. C. M. Marijnissen

  2. Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    L. Gradoń

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Peltre, G. (1996). Pollen Grains, their Role in Allergy. In: Marijnissen, J.C.M., Gradoń, L. (eds) Aerosol Inhalation: Recent Research Frontiers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1694-4_18

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