Immunological and structural similarities among allergens: Prerequisite for a specific and component-based therapy of allergy

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-194

  Valenta, Rudolf ^a   Steinberger, Peter ^a   Duchêne, Michael ^a   Kraft, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergens; Cross reactivity; IgE; Therapy; Type I allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029978549     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.1996.26     Document Type: Article

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