Compatibility of imported fire ant whole body extract with cat, ragweed, dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, and timothy grass allergens

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-61

  Rans, Tonya S ^a   Hrabak, Todd M ^a   Whisman, Bonnie A ^a   Grier, Thomas J ^b   Lefevre, Dawn M ^b   Kwon, Paul O ^a   Tankersley, Michael S ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Greer Aboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CAT EXTRACT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMPORTED FIRE ANT WHOLE BODY EXTRACT; PHLEUM PRATENSE EXTRACT; RAGWEED ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STABILITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAGWEED; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 59449088845     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60109-3     Document Type: Article

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