Evidence of an affinity threshold for IgE-allergen binding in the percutaneous skin test reaction

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-116

  Pierson Mullany, L K ^a   Jackola, D R ^a   Blumenthal, M N ^a   Rosenberg, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Amb a 1; Antibody binding affinity; Der p 1; House dust mite; IgE; Ragweed; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PLANT PROTEINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036122621     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-0477.2001.01244.x     Document Type: Article

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