Immunologic characterization of purified recombinant timothy grass pollen (Phleum pratense) allergens (Phl p 1, Phl p 2, Phl p 5)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 781-787

  Vrtala, S ^a   Susani, M ^a   Sperr, W R ^a   Valent, P ^a   Laffer, S ^a   Dolecek, C ^a   Kraft, D ^a   Valenta, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

high level expression in E. coli; histamine release; Phl p 1; Phl p 2; Phl p 5; Recombinant timothy grass pollen allergens

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRASS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0029870704     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)80156-4     Document Type: Article

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