Characterization and immunobiology of house dust mite allergens

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-18

  Thomas, Wayne R ^a   Smith, Wendy Anne ^a   Hales, Belinda J ^a   Mills, Kristina L ^a   O'Brien, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergen; House dust mite; IgE; Recombinant mite allergens; T cell

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; TROPOMYOSIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CROSS REACTION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXTRACT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DUST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MITES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036420585     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065179     Document Type: Review

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