Provide a specific example of a major allergen that has protease activity

What will be an ideal response?


Present in the feces of the house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssimus is a cysteine protease that is an allergen responsible for 20% of human allergies in North America.

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A) Myocardial hypertrophy B) Sodium and water retention C) Endothelin vasoconstrictors D) Ventricular wall tension increase

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A combining form other than adip/o that means fat is ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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TheĀ sac containing the testesĀ is called the ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following ethnicities is most likely to use sleep medications and to sleep with a pet, according to a 2010 study by the National Sleep Foundation?

A) African Americans B) Asian Americans C) Hispanic Americans D) Caucasian Americans

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