Fungal Allergens from Important Allergenic Fungi Imperfecti

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Cruz, A ^a   Saenz De Santamaria M ^b   Martinez J ^a   Martinez A ^a   Guisantes, J ^b   Palacios, R ^a  

^a Indust Farmaceut y Especialidades   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternate (tenuis); Aspergillus fumigatus; Cladosporium herbarum; Fungal allergens; Major allergens; Mould allergy; Penicillium chrysogenum

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031138337     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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