Allergen activity of xerophilic fungi, Aspergillus restrictus

Japanese Journal of Allergology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-108

  Itabashi, Takeshi ^a   Hosoe, Tomoo ^a   Toyasaki, Norihiro ^b   Imai, Tosimichi ^c   Adachi, Mituru ^c   Kawai, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hyogo Health Servis Association   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus restrictus; Cross reactivity; Specific IgE; Xerophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS RESTRICTUS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

EID: 34047262532     PISSN: 00214884     EISSN: 13477935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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