Characterization of allergens in kiwi fruit and detection of cross-reactivities with allergens of birch pollen and related fruit allergens

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-121

  Moller M ^a   Paschke, A ^a   Vieluf, D ^b   Kayma, M ^c   Vieths, S ^d   Steinhart, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c Hospital Borkum Riff of the BfA   (Germany)

^d PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Birch pollen; Enzyme allergosorbent test; Enzyme allergosorbent test inhibition; Food allergy; IgE; Immunoblot inhibition; Immunoblotting; Kiwi fruit

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; DAUCUS CAROTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030751220     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540109709354941     Document Type: Article

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