Latex allergy: Characterization of major allergens and isotypic expression

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 872-877

  Chardin, Hélèna ^a,b   Mayer, C ^a   Desvaux, F X ^a   Senechal H ^a   Peltre, G ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Allergens; Isotypes; Latex; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; LATEX; POLYPEPTIDE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032779470     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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