Immunologic mechanisms in mosquito allergy: Correlation of skin reactions with specific IgE and IgG antibodies and lymphocyte proliferation response to mosquito antigens

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-244

  Peng, Zhikang ^a,b   Yang, Ming ^a   Simons, F Estelle R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT BITE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOSQUITO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0029786063     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63262-0     Document Type: Article

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