Proteinase and gelatinolytic activities of house dust mite and cockroach extracts

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-240

  Iraneta S G ^a   Duschak, V G ^a   Rodriguez S M ^a   Seoane, M A ^a   Albonico J F ^a   Alonso, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Enzyme antigenicity; Insect extracts; Proteinase activity; Serine cysteine proteases

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE;

ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COCKROACHES; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GELATINASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MITES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RABBITS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0032834522     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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