A prospective study of naturally acquired sensitization and subsequent desensitization to mosquito bites and concurrent antibody responses

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 284-286

  Peng, Zhikang ^a   Simons, F Estelle R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; INSECT BITE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031896619     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70395-1     Document Type: Article

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