Sequencing and immunochemical characterization of the American cockroach Per a 3 (Cr-PI) isoallergenic variants

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Wu, Chii H ^a   Lee, Mey F ^a   Wang, Nancy M ^a   Luo, Shue F ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

American cockroach; cDNA cloning; isoallergenic variants; Per a 3 allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIPLANETA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0030910198     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(97)00009-6     Document Type: Article

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