Biological Activity of Recombinant Der p 2, Der p 5 and Der p 7 Allergens of the House-Dust Mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-67

  Lynch, Neil R ^a   Thomas, Wayne R ^b   Garcia, Nancy M ^a   Di Prisco, Maria Christina ^a   Puccio, Franca A ^a   López, Reina I ^a   Hazell, Lee A ^b   Shen, Horng Den ^c   Lin, Keh Liang ^d   Chua, Kaw Yan ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c Veterans General Hospital   (Venezuela)

^d Chung Shan Medical and Dental College   (Venezuela)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; House dust mite; IgE; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 8544271684     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237644     Document Type: Article

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