Comparison of different immunochemical methods for the detection and quantification of hazelnut proteins in food products

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 107-120

  Koppelman, Stef J ^a,b   Knulst, André C ^b   Koers, Willem J ^b   Penninks, André H ^a   Peppelman, Heleen ^a   Vlooswijk, Riek ^a   Pigmans, Ingrid ^a   Van Duijn, Gert ^a   Hessing, Martin ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergen; Detection; ELISA; Hazelnut; IgE; Immunoblotting

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RABBIT ANTISERUM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTS; PLANT PROTEINS; RABBITS;

CORYLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032727966     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00119-2     Document Type: Article

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