Ganoderma lucidum: Partial characterization of spore and whole body antigenic extracts

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-89

  Gupta, S K ^a,b   Pereira, B M J ^c   Singh, A B ^a  

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

^b Bhandari Homeopathic Laboratories   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Allergenic fractions; Antigens; Basidiomycetes; Common allergens; Ganoderma lucidum; Spore extract; Whole body extract

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CARBOHYDRATES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0034063694     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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