Immunobiology of fungal allergens

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-188

  Kurup, Viswanath P ^a,b   Shen, Horng Der ^c   Vijay, Hari ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALLERGEN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CYCLOPHILIN; ENOLASE; EPITOPE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE;

EID: 0036436818     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066780     Document Type: Review

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