Biochemical characterization of an immunodominant allergen/antigen of aspergillus fumigatus

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-158

  Bir, Nlvedita ^a   Paliwal, Anubha ^a   Muralidhar, K ^b   Sarma, P Usha ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

18kDa antigen; Aallergen; Antigen; Aspergillus fumigatus; RIA

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142663535     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867913     Document Type: Article

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