Immunoblot Analysis of IgE and IgG Binding Antigens in Extracts of Mosquitos Aedes vexans, Culex tarsalis and Culiseta inornata

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-51

  Peng, Zhikang ^a   Li, Hongbing ^a   Simons, Estelle R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aedes vexans; Allergy; Culex tarsalis; Culiseta inornata; IgE; IgG; Immunoblot; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PYROXYLIN;

AEDES; ALLERGY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT BITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 0029915998     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237309     Document Type: Article

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