Allergologic exploration of germins and germin-like proteins, a new class of plant allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 805-810

  Jensen Jarolim, E ^a   Schmid, B ^a   Bernier, F ^b   Berna, A ^b   Kinaciyan, T ^a   Focke, M ^a   Ebner, C ^a   Scheiner, O ^a   Boltz Nitulescu, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Germin; Germin like protein; Plant allergens; Tobacco; Type I allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; GERMIN; GERMIN LIKE PROTEIN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLYCOPROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; POLLEN; PROTEIN BINDING; SKIN TEST; WHEAT;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ARABIDOPSIS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PROTEIN BINDING; SKIN TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRITICUM; HUMANS;

EID: 0036723928     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23686.x     Document Type: Article

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