Monoclonal IgE antibodies against birch pollen allergens: Novel tools for biological characterization and standardization of allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1262-1268

  Kaul, Susanne ^a   Scheurer, Stephan ^a   Danz, Nicole ^a   Schicktanz, Simone ^a   Vieths, Stefan ^a   Hoffmann, Andreas ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergen standardization; Birch pollen allergens; Mediator release; Monoclonal IgE antibodies; RBL cells

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIRCH; CROSS LINKING; DNA SEQUENCE; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKEMIA CELL; MAST CELL LEUKEMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0037504092     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1510     Document Type: Article

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