Molecular and immunological characteristics of latex allergens

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-92

  Breiteneder, Heimo ^a   Scheiner, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hevea brasiliensis; Latex allergens; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHITINASE; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGIC REACTION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; HUMANS; LATEX; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0031834236     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023930     Document Type: Review

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