Identification of a Brazil-nut allergen in transgenic soybeans

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 334, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 688-692

  Nordlee, Julie A ^a   Taylor, Steve L ^a   Townsend, Jeffrey A ^b   Thomas, Laurie A ^b   Bush, Robert K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHIONINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NUTRITIVE VALUE; NUTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TESTS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 0029873844     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199603143341103     Document Type: Article

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