Allergenic evaluation of Malassezia furfur crude extracts

Mycopathologia

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 183-189

  Gandra, R F ^a   Melo, T A ^a   Matsumoto, F E ^a   Pires, M F C ^a   Croce, J ^a   Gambale, W ^a   Paula, Claudete Rodrigues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergens; Immunoblotting; Malassezia furfur; Prick test

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MALASSEZIA FURFUR;

EID: 0036922339     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021181711225     Document Type: Article

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