In situ localization of a high molecular weight cross-reactive allergen in pollen and plant-derived food by immunogold electron microscopy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 250-257

  Grote, Monika ^a   Fischer, Sabine ^b   Müller, Wolf Dieter ^c   Valenta, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Art v 1; Birch pollen; Celery; Cross reactive allergen; Grass pollen; Mugwort pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; APPLE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CROSS REACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031954117     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70390-2     Document Type: Article

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