Monoclonal antibody-based ELISA to quantify the major allergen of Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) pollen, Cyn d 1

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Duffort, O ^a   Calabozo, B ^a   Gonzalez R ^a   Carpizo, J A ^a   Barber, D ^a   Polo, F ^a,b  

^a ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^b Depto de Invest y Desarrollo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergen; Bermuda grass; Cyn d 1; Cynodon dactylon; Immunoassay; Monoclonal antibody; Pollinosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL FUSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYNODON; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOUSE; MYELOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CYNODON; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RABBITS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 11444259869     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082320     Document Type: Article

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