Importance of albumin in cross-reactivity among cat, dog and horse allergens

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-77

  Cabañas, Rosario ^a,c   Lopez Serrano M C ^a   Carreira, J ^b   Ventas, P ^b   Polo, F ^b   Caballero, M T ^a   Contreras, J ^a   Barranco, P ^a   Moreno Ancillo, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumin; Cat, dog, horse sensitization; IgE cross reactivity; RAST inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DANDER; DOG; HAIR; HORSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION;

ALBUMINS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CROSS REACTIONS; DOGS; HAIR; HORSES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SKIN; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 0343619379     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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