Immunologic characterization of monoclonal antibodies that modulate human IgE binding to the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 374-384

  Lebecque, Serge ^a   Dolecek, Christiane ^b   Laffer, Sylvia ^b   Visco, Vincenzo ^a   Denépoux, Stéphane ^a   Pin, Jean Jacques ^a   Guret, Christiane ^a   Boltz Nitulescu, George ^b   Weyer, Anne ^c   Valenta, Rudolf ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1; modulation of IgE binding; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BINDING AFFINITY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; TREE;

EID: 17344388013     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70056-3     Document Type: Article

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