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Basophil Activation Test for Investigation of IgE-Mediated Mechanisms in Drug Hypersensitivity
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Published on: September 16, 2011

Diagnosing immune-mediated reactions to drugs

A T Nagao-Dias1, F M Teixeira, H L L Coelho

  • 1Dept. Clinical Analysis and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil. tiemindi@yahoo.com.br

Allergologia Et Immunopathologia
|May 19, 2009
PubMed

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