Sensitization of skin mast cells with IgE antibodies to Culicoides allergens occurs frequently in clinically healthy horses

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Wagner, Bettina ^a   Miller Jr , William H ^a   Erb, Hollis N ^a   Paul Lunn, D ^b   Antczak, Douglas F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Horse; IgE; IgG; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

AGING; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BASOPHILS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INSECT PROTEINS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MAST CELLS; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 70350580646     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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