Molecular cloning and epitope analysis of the peanut allergen Ara h 3

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-542

  Rabjohn, Pat ^a   Helm, Erica M ^a   Stanley, J Steven ^a   West, C Michael ^a   Sampson, Hugh A ^b   Burks, A Wesley ^a   Bannon, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; EPITOPE MAPPING; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033557358     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI5349     Document Type: Article

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