Meat allergy and allergens
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Identification and characterization of meat allergens for improved diagnosis of meat allergy
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0161-5890
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.03.018