Dominant epitopes and allergic cross-reactivity: Complex formation between a Fab fragment of a monoclonal murine IgG antibody and the major allergen from birch pollen bet v 1

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 331-338

  Mirza, Osman ^a,b   Henriksen, Anette ^a,c   Ipsen, Henrik ^b   Larsen, Jørgen N ^b   Wissenbach, Margit ^b   Spangfort, Michael D ^b   Gajhede, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0034235234     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.1.331     Document Type: Article

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