The isolation and characterization of a novel collagenolytic serine protease allergen (Der p 9) from the dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 739-747

  King, Cecile ^a,b   Simpson, Richard J ^c   Moritz, Robert L ^c   Reed, Gaven E ^c   Thompson, Philip J ^b   Stewart, Geoffrey A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergens; allergy; asthma; characterization; chymotrypsi n; Mites; proteases; trypsin

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

EID: 0029973947     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70121-5     Document Type: Article

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