Nonallergenic peptides from surface-exposed areas or B-cell epitopes of allergens for specific immunotherapy

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 398-399

  Focke, M ^a   Mahler, V ^a,b   Ball, T ^a   Kraft, D ^a   Valenta, Rudolf ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergen; B cell epitopes; Immunotherapy; Peptides; Structure, three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; PEPTIDE;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; POLLEN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0035045193     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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