Major grass pollen allergen Lol p 1 binds to diesel axhaust particles: Implications for asthma and air pollution

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 246-251

  Knox, R B ^a   Suphioglu, C ^a   Taylor, P ^a   Desai, R ^a   Watson, H C ^a   Peng, J L ^a   Bursill, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergen; diesel exhaust; fine particles; grass pollen; immunogold labelling; Lol p 1; monoclonal antibody; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUEL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXHAUST GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; LOLIUM; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0030956528     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00702.x     Document Type: Article

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