Complementary DNA cloning of the predominant allergen of bovine dander: A new member in the lipocalin family

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1297-1303

  Mäntyjärvi, Rauno ^a   Parkkinen, Sinikka ^a   Rytkönen, Marja ^a   Pentikäinen, Jaana ^a   Pelkonen, Jukka ^a   Rautiainen, Jaakko ^a   Zeiler, Thomas ^a   Virtanen, Tuomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

allergen; Bovine; cDNA cloning; IgE binding; lipocalin; sequence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LIPOCALIN; PHEROMONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RETINOID;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY FLUID; CATTLE; DANDER; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA LIBRARY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029898517     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70198-7     Document Type: Article

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