Acquired immunity to Africanized honeybee (Apis mellifera) venom in Brazilian beekeepers

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 583-587

  Yee, C J ^a   Morato Castro, F F ^a,c   Palma, M S ^b   Malaspina, O ^b   Azevedo Neto, R S ^a   Costa Manso, E ^a   Croce, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Sao Paulo Stt Univ CEIS CEVAP   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Africanized honeybee venom; Apis mellifera; Beekeepers; Specific IgE and IgG4

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BEE STING; BRAZIL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BEE VENOMS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031439366     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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