Genetic and environmental factors affecting the allergenicity of birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii [Orl.] Hamet-Ahti) pollen

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1384-1388

  Ahlholm, J U ^a   Helander, M L ^a   Savolainen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergen; Betula; Birch; Genetic factors; Immunoblotting pollen; Temperature

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

AGRICULTURE; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; TREE;

ALLERGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

EID: 0031772385     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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