Generation of allergen-enriched protein fractions of Hevea brasiliensis latex for in vitro and in vivo diagnosis

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 246-254

  Wagner, S ^a   Bublin, M ^a   Hafner, C ^b   Kopp, T ^b   Allwardt, D ^a   Seifert, U ^a   Arif, S A ^c   Scheiner, O ^a   Breiteneder, H ^a,b  

^a Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hevea brasiliensis latex; Latex allergy; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMMONIUM SULFATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELUTION; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; HEVEA; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34447534358     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100569     Document Type: Article

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