Plant defense-related enzymes as latex antigens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 379-385

  Yagami, Takeshi ^a   Sato, Michio ^a   Nakamura, Akitada ^b   Komiyama, Tadazumi ^b   Kitagawa, Kouki ^c   Akasawa, Akira ^d   Ikezawa, Zenro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigen; Cross reactivity; Defense related protein; Hydrolytic enzyme; Immunoblotting ELISA; Latex allergy; Serologic relationship

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031953751     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70251-9     Document Type: Article

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