title: Humoral immune response to mammalian allergens.
abstract: Solid-phase enzyme immunoassay and passive hemagglutination were used to study the occurrence of antibodies of various isotypes against feline and bovine epithelial extracts in RAST-positive patients, exposed subjects (cat fanciers and senior veterinary students) and healthy controls. A high proportion of the patients had positive results, whereas the findings in exposed subjects varied, depending on the antigen and test technique. These observations caution against making far-reaching conclusions on the basis of narrow studies.
authors.affiliation: National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Palosuo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aho
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology*; D006197:Hair / Q000276:immunology*; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E