Clinical and immunologic evaluation of Cedrus deodara pollen: A new allergen from India

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 620-626

  Rawat, A ^a   Singh, A ^a   Singh, A B ^a   Gaur, S N ^b   Kumar, L ^c   Roy, I ^d   Ravindrun, P ^e  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (India)

^e GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Allergen characterization; Cedrus deodara; Himalayan tree; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INDIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GYMNOSPERMS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIA; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLLEN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0033947775     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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