Kinetics of Allergen Expression in Cultures of House Dust Mites, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 684-689

  Eraso, Elena ^a,b   Guisantes, Jorge A ^b   Martínez, Jorge ^a,b   Sáenz De SantamaríA, Miriam ^b   Martínez, Alberto ^a   Palacios, Ricardo ^a   Cisterna, Ramón ^b  

^a Indust Farmaceut Especialidades   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Der 1; Der 2; Dermatophagoides spp; House dust mites; Mite allergens; Mite growth

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MITE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; GLYCOPROTEINS; KINETICS; MITES;

EID: 0031266967     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.6.684     Document Type: Article

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