Detection of mosquito saliva-specific IgE antibodies by capture ELISA

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 342-345

  Brummer Korvenkontio, H ^a   Palosuo, K ^a   Palosuo, T ^a   Brummer Korvenkontio, M ^b   Leinikki, P ^a   Reunala, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Children; ELISA; IgE antibodies; Immunoblotting; Mosquito; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT ALLERGY; MALE; MOSQUITO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030936348     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01002.x     Document Type: Article

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