Enzymatic activity in extracts of allergy-causing astigmatid mites

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1200-1207

  Morgan, Marjorie S ^a   Arlian, Larry G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Enzyme; Proteases

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTINS; HEMOGLOBINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MITES; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; ASTIGMATA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CHORTOGLYPHUS ARCUATUS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EUROGLYPHUS MAYNEI; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 33845271426     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1200:EAIEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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