The importance of serine proteinases as aeroallergens associated with asthma

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-264

  Shen, Horng Der ^a,b   Tam, Ming F ^a   Chou, Hong ^a   Han, Shou Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Aspergillus; Asthma; Penicillium; Serine proteinase

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALLERGY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENICILLIUM; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0032802883     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024202     Document Type: Review

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