Comparison of concentrations of Cry j 1 and Cry j 2 in diploid and triploid Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen extracts

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-459

  Kondo, Y ^a,b   Ipsen, H ^c   Lowenstein H ^c   Karpas, A ^d   Hsieh, L S ^b  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cry j 1; Cry j 2; Japanese cedar or sugi (Cryptomeria japonica); major allergen; pollinosis; triploid

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ALLERGENICITY; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SHORT SURVEY; TREE;

EID: 0030909103     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01029.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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