Immunological differences in the global release of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 are influenced by sex and behaviour

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 162-167

  Bienboire Frosini, Cécile ^a,c   Cozzi, Alessandro ^a   Lafont Lecuelle, Céline ^a   Vervloet, Daniel ^b   Ronin, Catherine ^c   Pageat, Patrick ^a  

^a IRSEA (Research Institute in Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology)   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cat; Fel d 1; Polymorphism; Sex

Indexed keywords

FEL D 1 ALLERGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CATS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84863779970     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.09.031     Document Type: Article

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