Flea bite hypersensitivity: New aspects on the involvement of mast cells

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-156

  von Ruedorffer, U ^a   Fisch, R ^b   Peel, J ^c   Roosje, P ^a   Griot Wenk, M ^d   Welle, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c Centre de Recherche Sante Animale SA   (Switzerland)

^d Berna Biotech AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chymase; Flea bite hypersensitivity; IgE; Mast cells; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CHYMASE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUBCLASS; PROTEINASE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; FLEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PUNCH BIOPSY; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLEAS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MAST CELLS;

EID: 0037361748     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(02)00160-0     Document Type: Article

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