Two-spotted spider mite allergy: Immunoglobulin E sensitization and characterization of allergenic components

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 517-522

  Kim, Yoon Keun ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^b   Kim, Hyun Ah ^b   Lee, Myung Hyun ^c   Choi, Jung Hee ^b   Kim, Sun Sin ^b   Lee, Soo Keol ^b   Nahm, Dong Ho ^b   Cho, Sang Heon ^a   Min, Kyung Up ^a   Kim, You Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0036878646     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62091-1     Document Type: Article

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