Molecular cloning and expression of a recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus protein Asp f II with significant immunoglobulin E reactivity in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-262

  Banerjee, Banani ^b   Kurup, Viswanath P ^a   Phadnis, Suhas ^b   Greenberger, Paul A ^b   Fink, Jordan N ^b  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN ASP F 2, ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BLOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR PROBES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0030092020     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(96)90093-1     Document Type: Article

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