Tick histamine-binding proteins and related lipocalins: Potential as therapeutic agents

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1131-1135

  Mans, Ben J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Histamine binding proteins; Inflammation; Lipocalins; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BINDING PROTEIN; C INHIBITORY PROTEIN; EV 131; EV 504; EV 576; EV 598; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE BINDING 2; HISTAMINE BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOCALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BINDING AFFINITY; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TICK;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALIGNANT CARCINOID SYNDROME; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SALIVARY PROTEINS; TICKS;

EID: 28244459654     PISSN: 14724472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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