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Microspores of seed-bearing plants carried by the wind & by insects prior to fertilization. Epidemiology: - allergies in early spring are most likely caused by tree pollen - allergies in late spring are most likely caused by grass pollen - allergies in late summer & early fall are most likely caused by weed pollen [2] Pathology: - etiology of respiratory allergies (asthma,allergic rhinitis).

General

allergen

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. NEJM Knowledge+ Allergy/Immunology

Component-of

panax ginseng/pollen/royal jelly