Immunoglobulin-E-bearing cells in skin biopsies of horses with insect bite hypersensitivity

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 699-706

  Van Der Haegen, A ^c   Griot Wenk, M ^b   Welle, M ^a   Busato, A ^c   Von Tscharner, C ^a   Zurbriggen, A ^c   Marti, E ^c  

^a Dept for Zoo and Wildlife Pathology   (Switzerland)

^b Novartis Nutrition Research AG   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Horse; Immunoglobulin E; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridisation; Insect bite hypersensitivity; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA;

FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MESSENGER RNA; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; DERMATITIS; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT BITE; MAST CELL; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN TEST; TIME;

ANIMAL; BIOPSY; DERMATITIS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MAST CELLS; POLYMERS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; SKIN TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035514258     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776249444     Document Type: Article

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