Human IgE-binding epitopes of the latex allergen Hev b 5

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1166-1172

  Beezhold, Donald H ^a   Hickey, Vicky L ^a   Slater, Jay E ^b   Sussman, Gordon L ^c  

^a GUTHRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antigens; Hev b 5; IgE antibodies; Latex allergy; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; HEV B 5; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032869172     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70194-6     Document Type: Article

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