Cloning of the American cockroach Cr-PII allergens: Evidence for the existence of cross-reactive allergens between species

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 832-840

  Wu, Chii Huei ^a   Wang, Nancy M ^a   Lee, Mey Fann ^a   Kao, Chiou Ying Y ^b   Luo, Shue Fen ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

American cockroach; CDNA cloning; Cr PII allergen; Cross reactive allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CROSS REACTION; EPITOPE MAPPING; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0031841770     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70312-4     Document Type: Article

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