Enzymatic activity of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extracts after acidic treatment

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 298-304

  Fernández Caldas, Enrique ^a   Gallego, Mayte ^a   Carnés, Jerónimo ^a,b   Iraola, Victor ^a  

^a Leti Laboratories   (Spain)

^b Laboratorios LETI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Depigmentation; Der p 1; Der p 2; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Enzymatic activity

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; DEPIGMENTATION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 40949102773     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110888     Document Type: Article

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