Expression, production and excretion of Bla g 1, a major human allergen, in relation to food intake in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-134

  Chad Gore, J ^a   Schal, C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bla g 1; Cockroach allergen; Food intake; German cockroach

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALLERGEN BLA G 1; MESSENGER RNA;

COCKROACH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLATTELLIDAE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BLATTELLIDAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA;

EID: 20144380287     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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