Identification of tropomyosin as a major allergen in the octopus Octopus vulgaris and elucidation of its IgE-binding epitopes

Fisheries Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 934-942

  Ishikawa, Masaru ^a   Suzuki, Fumi ^a   Ishida, Masami ^a   Nagashima, Yuji ^a   Shiomi, Kazuo ^a  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgE binding epitope; Octopus; Octopus vulgaris; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041077221     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2001.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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