Immunologic responses to common antigens in helminthic infections and allergic disease

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-402

  Arruda, L Karla ^a   Santos, Ana Beatriz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides; Asthma; Helminth infections; Parasites; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL; TROPOMYOSIN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 25144438469     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.all.0000182536.55650.d0     Document Type: Review

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