The prevalence of IgE antibody reactivity against the alkaline serine protease major allergen of Penicillium chrysogenum increases with the age of asthmatic patients

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 248-253

  Chou, Hong ^a   Chang, Ching Yun ^a   Tsai, Jaw Ji ^b   Tang, Ren Bin ^a   Lee, Shinn Shing ^d   Wang, Soo Ray ^c   Peng, Ho Jen ^a   Shen, Horng Der ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Veterans General Hospital Taipei ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0037324328     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62150-3     Document Type: Article

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