Haemolytic complement consumption by Parietaria pollen extracts in relation to peptide-bound flavonoids

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-278

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

^a CBF LETI SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergens; Complement; Flavonoids; Parietaria; Pollen

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYSIS TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; FLAVONOIDS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; POLLEN;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ASTIGMATA; PARIETARIA; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 0030804189     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000604     Document Type: Article

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