Production of a recombinant imported fire ant venom allergen, Sol i 2, in native and immunoreactive form

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-88

  Schmidt, Margit ^a,b   McConnell, Thomas J ^c   Hoffman, Donald R ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; baculovirus expression system; fire ants; insect venom; recombinant allergen; Sol i 2

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT VENOM; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; ANT; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0029776726     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70229-4     Document Type: Article

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