Immunological analyses of birch pollen antigens, with special reference to the allergenic components

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1972, Pages 300-322

  Belin, L ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology Institute of Medical Microbiology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; ANTISERUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; GOAT; HEAT; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; PH; POLLEN; RABBIT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN TEST; TREE;

ABSORPTION; ALLERGENS; ANIMAL; ANTIGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; GOATS; HEAT; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RABBITS; SKIN TESTS; TREES;

EID: 0015265477     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000230613     Document Type: Article

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