A novel dipstick developed for rapid bet v 1-specific IgE detection: Recombinant allergen immobilized via a monoclonal antibody to crystalline bacterial cell-surface layers

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 786-793

  Breitwieser, A ^a   Mader, C ^a   Schocher, I ^a   Hoffmann Sommergruber, K ^b   Aberer, W ^c   Scheiner, O ^b   Sleytr, U B ^a   Sara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers; IgE screening; Monoclonal antibody; Recombinant Bet v 1a; S layers

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031877263     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03975.x     Document Type: Article

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