Identification of Tropomyosin as the Major Cross-Reacting Crustacean Allergen

Seafood including crustaceans, on ingestion, are known to provoke gastrointestinal as well as systemic allergic reactions. Crustaceans are aquatic arthropods with a chitinous exoskeleton and include shrimp, lobster, prawn and crab. Earlier studies in our laboratory have led to the identification and...

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Main Author: Shanti, K.N.
Other Authors: Rao, Subba P.V
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Indian Institute of Science 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2005/103