Characterization of aedes communis, aedes aegypti and anopheles stephensi mosquito saliva antigens by immunoblotting

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Brummer Korvenkontio, Henrikki ^a   Palosuo, Timo ^a   François, Guido ^b   Reunala, Timo ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergens; Cross reactivity; Immunoblotting; Mosquitoes; Saliva proteins

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; SALIVA PROTEIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT BITE; MOSQUITO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031016285     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237450     Document Type: Article

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