Culture of Blomia tropicalis and IgE immunoblot characterization of its allergenicity

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Yi, F C ^a   Chew, F T ^a   Jimenez, S ^b   Chua, K Y ^a   Lee, B W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; SINGAPORE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DUST; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MITES;

EID: 0032739572     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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