Identification of antigenic epitopes on human allergens: Studies with HLA transgenic mice

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 245-250

  Chapoval, Svetlana P ^a   David, Chella S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigens peptides epitopes; Asthma; HLA; In vivo animal model; MHC; Short ragweed allergen; Transgenic knockout

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0037294689     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.5706     Document Type: Review

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