Aspergillus fumigates allergen I, a Major IgE-binding protein, is a member of the mitogillin family of cytotoxins

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 1529-1532

  Arruda, L Karla ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a   Fox, Jay W ^a   Chapman, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOTOXINS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOKINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SKIN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025185294     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.172.5.1529     Document Type: Article

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