Molecular and immunological characterization of group V allergen isoforms from velvet grass pollen (Holcus lanatus)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 200-206

  Schramm, Gabriele ^a   Bufe, Albrecht ^a   Petersen, Arnd ^a   Schlaak, Max ^a   Becker, Wolf Meinhard ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Grass pollen allergen; Histamine releasing capacity; IgE binding capacity; Isoform

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITOPE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLCUS LANATUS; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0032032223     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2520200.x     Document Type: Article

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