Quantification assay for the major allergen of Cupressus sempervirens pollen, Cup s 1, by sandwich ELISA

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 319-325

  Arilla, M C ^a   Ibarrola, I ^a   Martinez A ^a   Asturias, J A ^a,b  

^a Agricultural Economics Department   (Spain)

^b Bial Aristegui   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cup s 1; Cupressaceae; Cupressus sempervirens; ELISA; Major allergen; Monoclonal antibody; Pectate lyase; Quantification; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CUP S 1 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PECTATE LYASE; PEROXIDASE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; STREPTAVIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 14344249483     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0546(04)79263-0     Document Type: Article

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