Elongation factor 1 β/δ of Echinococcus granulosus and allergic manifestations in human cystic echinococcosis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 110-116

  Ortona, E ^a   Margutti, P ^a   Vaccari, S ^a   Rigano R ^a   Profumo, E ^a   Buttari, B ^a   Chersi, A ^b   Teggi, A ^c   Siracusano, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic reactions; E. granulosus; Elongation factor; IgE immunodominant epitope; Th1 Th2 cytokines

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ELONGATION FACTOR 1; ELONGATION FACTOR 1BETA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1;

EID: 0034900531     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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