Cross-reactivity between allergens in the venom of the common striped scorpion and the imported fire ant

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 383-386

  Nugent, Jeffrey S ^a,b   More, Daniel R ^a   Hagan, Larry L ^a   Demain, Jeffrey G ^c   Whisman, Bonnie A ^a   Freeman, Theodore M ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Centruroides vittatus; cross reactivity; IFA; imported fire ant; Imported fire ant; scorpion; venom; WBE; Whole body extract

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM;

ALLERGY; ANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SCORPION; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANT VENOMS; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SCORPION VENOMS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 4344627577     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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