House dust mite allergen characterisation: Implications for T-cell responses and immunotherapy

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Thomas, W R ^a   Smith, W ^a   Hales, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergens; Allergy; Dermatophagoides; Epitopes; Euroglyphus; House dust mite; Lymphokine; Polymorphism; T cell

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLELES; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CYTOKINES; DUST; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MITES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0031964484     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023824     Document Type: Review

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