Comparisons of IgE, IgG, and IgG4 responsiveness to Dermatophagoides farinae in children by immunoblotting

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 907-913

  Noguchi, E ^a   Shibasaki, M ^a   Isoyama, S ^a   Takita, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

asthma; Dermatophagoides facinae; house dust mite; IgE; IgG; IgG4; immunoblotting

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0030513631     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb02132.x     Document Type: Article

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