Identification and molecular characterization of Charybdis feriatus tropomyosin, the major crab allergen

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 847-852

  Leung, Patrick S C ^a   Chen, Yen Chen ^a   Gershwin, M Eric ^a   Wong, Shun Hang ^b   Kwan, Hoi Shan ^b   Chu, Ka Hou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cDNA; Cha f 1; Crab allergen; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

TROPOMYOSIN;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRAB; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031751657     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70027-2     Document Type: Article

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