Electrophilic sneeze: Terpenoids isolated from common ragweed show ability to induce airways irritation
PhysOrg, August 04, 2012
(Phys.org) -- Allergy to pollen of common ragweed is increasingly affecting patients and is second only to grass pollen in terms of incidence in the general population of many European countries. An Italian team led by Giovanni Appendino and Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati has now taken the first steps ...
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