Identification of a sequential B-cell epitope on major allergen (Cry j 1) of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen in mice

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 228-235

  Tamura, Yukiko ^a   Sasaki, Reiko ^a   Inouye, Sakae ^a   Kawaguchi, Junko ^b   Serizawa, Nobufusa ^b   Toda, Masako ^a   Takemori, Toshitada ^a   Sakaguchi, Masahiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; B cell epitope; Mice; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033667291     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024448     Document Type: Article

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