IgE in horses: Occurrence in health and disease

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Wagner, Bettina ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy tests; Equine; IGHE gene; Maternal IgE; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLOSTRUM; GENE SEQUENCE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350599514     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.09.011     Document Type: Review

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