Mosquitoes as sources of inhalant allergens: Clinicoimmunologic and biochemical studies

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1219-1221

  Kausar, Mohd A ^a   Vijayan, Vannan K ^a   Bansal, Surendra K ^a   Menon, Bala K ^a   Vermani, Maansi ^a   Agarwal, Mahendra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ASTHMA; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MOSQUITO; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA;

AIR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 35648968700     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.07.017     Document Type: Letter

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