Patch testing for Compositae allergy
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Goulden; Wilkinson
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The main allergenic constituents of Compositae plants are the sesquiterpene lactones (SLs). In recent years, a mixture of three SLs, each with a different sesquiterpene skeleton (alantolactone, dehydrocostuslactone or costunolide), has been routinely used to detect Compositae allergy. The purpose of