In vitro investigation of cross-reactivity between birch and ash pollen allergen extracts

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-106

  Wahl, Rüdiger ^a   Schmid Grendelmeier, Peter ^b   Cromwell, Oliver ^a   Wüthrich, Brunello ^b  

^a ALLERGOPHARMA JOACHIM GANZER KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ash pollen; Bet v 1; birch pollen; cross reactivity; Western blot inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0029776077     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70231-2     Document Type: Article

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