IgE antibodies to protein and mannan antigens of Pityrospouum ovale in atopic dermatitis patients

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-95

  Lintu, P ^a,b   Savolainen, J ^a   Kalimo, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergen; Atopic dermatitis; IgE; Immunoblotting; Mannan; Pityrosporum ovale

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MANNAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PITYROSPORUM OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MANNANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031014880     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00677.x     Document Type: Article

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