Allergic reactions to Triatoma bites

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 122-128

  Moffitt, John E ^a   Venarske, Daniel ^a   Goddard, Jerome ^b   Yates, Anne B ^a   DeShazo, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PROCALIN; SALIVA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT BITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SLEEP; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0042238049     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62165-5     Document Type: Review

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