Characterization and identification of latex allergens by two-dimensional electrophoresis and protein microsequencing

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 385-395

  Posch, Anton ^a,c   Chen, Zhiping ^a   Wheeler, Colin ^b   Dunn, Mike J ^b   Raulf Heimsoth, Monika ^a   Baur, Xaver ^a  

^a INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Bürkle de la Camp Platz   (Germany)

Author keywords

IgE; Immunoblotting; Latex allergy; Latex proteins; Natural rubber latex; Protein microsequencing; Two dimensional electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHITINASE; ELONGATION FACTOR; ENOLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPINA BIFIDA; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031003510     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70057-5     Document Type: Article

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