Identification of the allergenic components of kiwi fruit and evaluation of their crossreactivity with timothy and birch pollens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 601-610

  Pastorello, Elide A ^a,d   Pravettoni, Valerio ^a   Ispano, Marco ^b   Farioli, Laura ^a   Ansaloni, Raffaella ^b   Rotondo, Federica ^b   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^a   Åsman, Ingegerd ^c   Bengtsson, Anders ^c   Ortolani, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d Padiglione Granelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birch; Cross allergenidty; Food allergy; Immunoblotting; Kiwi; Oral allergy syndrome; Timothy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLLEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CROSS REACTIONS; FRUIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLANT EXTRACTS; POACEAE; POLLEN; SKIN TESTS; TREES;

EID: 0029956748     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70094-5     Document Type: Article

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