An immunoblotting analysis of cross-reactivity between melon, and plantago and grass pollens

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 378-382

  Garcia Ortiz J C ^a   Ventas, P ^b   Cosmes, P ^c   Lopez Asunsolo A ^c  

^a Hospital Los Montalvos   (Spain)

^b Alergia e Inmunología   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL VIRGEN DEL PUERTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Grass pollen; Immunoblotting; Melon allergy; Plantago pollen

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FRUIT; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PLANTAGO; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECTRUM;

CROSS REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PLANTAGO; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POACEAE; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 0003073499     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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