Ant venoms

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 342-346

  Hoffman, Donald R ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ant; fire ant; jack jumper ant; phospholipase; sting; venom

Indexed keywords

ANT VENOM; PAC C 3N ALLERGEN; PROTEIN; SOL I 3 ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; INSECT PROTEIN; SOL I II PROTEIN, SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

ANT; DINOPONERA; HUMAN; HYPOPONERA; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; LASIUS; MYRMECIA; NONHUMAN; ODONTOMACHUS; PACHYCONDYLA; POGONOMYRMEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; RHYTIDOPONERA; SOLENOPSIS; TETRAMORIUM; ANIMAL; ASIA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; NORTH AMERICA;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANT VENOMS; ANTS; ASIA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT PROTEINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 77954658087     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328339f325     Document Type: Review

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