Improvement of fruit allergenic extracts for immunoblotting experiments

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-161

  Martinez A ^a,c   Fernandez Rivas M ^b   Martinez J ^a   Palacios, R ^a  

^a Indust Farmaceut Especialidades   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SONSOLES   (Spain)

^c IFIDESA ARISTEGUI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit allergenic extracts; Fruit allergy; Immunoblotting; Ion exchange chromatography

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030888016     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb00969.x     Document Type: Article

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