Immunodominance of seven regions of a major allergen, Cry j 2, of Japanese cedar pollen for T-cell immunity

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 621-632

  Hashiguchi, S ^a   Hino, K ^b   Taniguchi, Y ^b   Kurimoto, M ^b   Fukuda, K ^a   Ohyama, M ^a   Fujiyoshi, T ^a   Sonoda, S ^a   Nishimura, Y ^c   Yamada, G ^a   Sugimura, K ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Immunodominance; Japanese cedar pollen; Pollinosis; T cell epitope

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 10144241018     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04682.x     Document Type: Article

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