IgE-binding epitopes of the American cockroach Per a 1 allergen

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 459-464

  Wu, Chii Huei ^a   Lee, Mey Fann ^a   Yang, Jyh Shyne ^a   Tseng, Ching Yuan ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atopic allergy; Cockroach Per a 1 allergen; IgE binding epitopes; Immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0036843086     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(02)00145-1     Document Type: Article

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