title: Receptor multispecificity and similarities between the immune system, the sense of smell, and the nervous system from the standpoint of clinical allergology.
abstract: A discussion of possible future trends in the application of allergology to clinical practice is presented. Using the implications of antibody multispecificity as a basis, we compare the immune system and the sense of smell and examine the similarities between the immune system and the nervous system.
mesh_terms: D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D000939:Epitopes; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D007360:Intelligence; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic