Characterization of allergens in Apiaceae spices: Anise, fennel, coriander and cumin

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1299-1306

  Jensen Jarolim, E ^a,c   Leitner, A ^a   Hirschwehr, R ^a   Kraft, D ^a   Wuthrich B ^b   Scheiner, O ^a   Graf, J ^a   Ebner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergy; Apiaceae; IgE; Immunoblot Bet v 1, Bet v 2; Intolerance; Spices

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALLERGENICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FENNEL; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPICE;

EID: 0030663157     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01175.x     Document Type: Review

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