Quantification of the Aspergillus versicolor allergen in house dust

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 89-94

  Shi, Chunhua ^a   Belisle, Donald ^a   Miller, J David ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergen; Aspergillus versicolor; ELISA; House dust; Polyclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ASP V 13 ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLUS; DUST; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 80052490853     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2011.06.034     Document Type: Article

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