Strongyloides stercoralis recombinant NIE antigen shares epitope with recombinant Ves v 5 and Pol a 5 allergens of insects

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-553

  Ravi, Varatharajalu ^a   King, Te Piao ^b   Andersen, John F ^a   Nutman, Thomas B ^a   Neva, Franklin A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; CYANOGEN BROMIDE; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INSECT VENOM; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VENOM; PARASITE ANTIGEN; POL A 5 ALLERGEN; VES V 5 ALLERGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; WASP; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; RABBIT;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES; INSECTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 20544460443     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.549     Document Type: Article

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