Tryptase: Genetic and functional considerations

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 385-389

  Hernandez Hernandez L ^a,c   Sanz, C ^b,c   Garcia Solaesa V ^a,c   Padron J ^a,c   Garcia Sanchez A ^a,c   Davila I ^a,b,c   Isidoro Garcia M ^a,c   Lorente, F ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE SALAMANCA IBSAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Mast cells; SNP; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ALLELE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLAMMATION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ANIMALS; CELL DEGRANULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MAST CELLS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, PAR-2; TRYPTASES;

EID: 84869119728     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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