The role and remediation of animal allergens in allergic diseases

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2001, Pages S414-S421

  Chapman, Martin D ^a   Wood, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal allergens; Cat allergens; Mammalian allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; CAT; DANDER; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HORSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035096787     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.113672     Document Type: Article

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