Lipid transfer protein from Hevea brasiliensis (Hev b 12), a cross-reactive latex protein

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-445

  Beezhold, Donald H ^a   Hickey, Vicky L ^a   Kostyal, David A ^a   Puhl, Henry ^a   Zuidmeer, Laurian ^b   Van Ree, Ronald ^b   Sussman, Gordon L ^c  

^a GUTHRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLB   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TREE;

EID: 0037395224     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61830-3     Document Type: Article

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