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Allergens are transported through the respiratory epithelium

Risto Renkonen Transplantation Laboratory & Infection Biology Research Program, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki & HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]
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Jutta Renkonen Transplantation Laboratory & Infection Biology Research Program, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki & HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]
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Sakari Joenväärä Medicel Ltd, Helsinki, Finland and Transplantation Laboratory & Infection Biology Research Program, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]
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Pirkko Mattila Medicel Ltd, Helsinki, Finland and Transplantation Laboratory & Infection Biology Research Program, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]
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Ville Parviainen Transplantation Laboratory & Infection Biology Research Program, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]
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Sanna Toppila-Salmi Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tampere and Department of Eye, Ear and Oral Diseases, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. [email protected]
Pages 55-59 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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