The nematode polyprotein allergens/antigens

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 373-380

  Kennedy, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCARIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; GENES, HELMINTH; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; POLYPROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0034284857     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01743-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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