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In sensitized individuals, exposure to laboratory animal allergens can cause symptoms ranging in severity from annoying to life-threatening. The author presents an overview of the pathology of LAA and discusses a number of methods that can be used to limit exposure to these allergens.
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Figler, N. Laboratory Animal Allergies: Overview of Causation and Prevention. Lab Anim 33, 25–27 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban1104-25
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