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Record 1 1993-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Standardization of allergenic extracts has been increasingly required by allergologists ... At first this was limited by the lack of biochemical information about allergenic extracts, which only included skin testing for potency measurement and some rather rough physico-chemical data, such as weight/volume and protein nitrogen unit (PNU).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Désensibilisation. [...] Pour les extraits bruts de pollen, ces concentrations voisinent 30 [micron]g d’azote protéique (3 000 unités d’azote protéique).

CONT

Conduite de la désensibilisation dans les pollinoses. [...] Pour les sujets modérément sensibles, la dose initiale est de l'ordre de 10 PNU, soit 0, 10 ml d’une suspension à 100 PNU/ml. La progression est de 100% à chaque injection pour les flacons à 100 et à 1 000 PNU; [...]

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