Antigenicity of the pollen proteins of various cultivars of Olea europaea

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 819-821

  Waisel, Y ^a   Geller Bernstein, C ^b   Keynan, N ^a   Arad, G ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Clinic for Asthma and Allergies   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergens; Allergy; Cultivars; IgE binding; Olive; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 0029850121     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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