IgE binding capacity of synthetic and recombinant peptides of the major storage mite (Lepidoglyphus destructor) allergen, Lep d 2

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-173

  Elfman, Lotta H M ^a   Whitley, Paul ^a   Schmidt, Margit ^b   Van Hage Hamsten, Marianne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; B cell epitope; IgE; Lepidoglyphus destructor; Mite

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031786313     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024006     Document Type: Article

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