Influences of genetic and environmental factors on the concentration of the allergen Cry j 1 in sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-414

  Goto, Yoko ^a   Kondo, Teiji ^a   Hayashi, Eiji ^a   Kuramoto, Noritsugu ^a   Takahashi, Makoto ^a   Yasueda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Japanese cedar; Pollinosis; Precipitation; Temperature; Variation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIATION; POLLEN;

CRYPTOMERIA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 1942455851     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.4.409     Document Type: Article

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