B-and T-cell epitopes of tropomyosin, the major shrimp allergen

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 46, 1998, Pages 44-47

  Subba Rao, P V ^a   Rajagopal, D ^a   Ganesh, K A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TROPOMYOSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 0031727951     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb04959.x     Document Type: Article

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