Induction of IgE antibodies in mice and rhesus monkeys with recombinant birch pollen allergens: Different allergenicity of Bet v 1 and Bet v 2

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 913-921

  Vrtala, S ^a   Mayer, P ^a   Ferreira, F ^a   Susani, M ^a   Sehon, A H ^a   Kraft, D ^a   Valenta, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

allergenicity; Allergens; immunization; mice; recombinant Bet v 1 and Bet v 2; rhesus monkeys

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 0029910404     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)80007-8     Document Type: Article

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