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Basophil Activation Test for Allergy Diagnosis
Published on: May 31, 2021
The basophil activation test as a promising diagnostic tool in hypersensitivity to chironomid larvae
P Cabrera-Freitag1, M Ferrer, R Martínez
1Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. pcabrera@unav.es
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