Complement activating agents in allergenic extracts

Inflammation Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 455-460

  Berrens, L ^a   De La Cuadra Lopez B ^a  

^a CBF LETI SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergens; Complement; Maillard; Melanoidins; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; TANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; HUMAN; MOULD; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; DUST; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; POLLEN; POLYMERS; PROTEIN BINDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TOBACCO;

EID: 0030669706     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110050224     Document Type: Article

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