Putative salivary allergens of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 69, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 229-237

  Lee, S E ^a   Johnstone, I P ^b   Lee, R P ^b   Opdebeeck, J P ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canine hypersensitivity; Cat flea; Ctenocephalides felis; FAD; FBH; Insect allergens; Insect saliva; Intradermal skin tests

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DOG; FEMALE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SKIN TESTS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0032880745     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(99)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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