Comparative study of the pollen protein contents in two major varieties of Cupressus arizonica planted in Tehran

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 123-127

  Shahali, Youcef ^a   Majd, Ahmad ^a,b   Pourpak, Zahra ^c,d   Tajadod, Golnaz ^a   Haftlang, Maryam ^c   Moin, Mostafa ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arizonica cypress varieties; Cupresuss arizonica, environmental effects; Glabra; Pollen extracts; Pollen protein content; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IRAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT; POLLEN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY;

ALLERGENS; CUPRESSUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IRAN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN;

EID: 35848968852     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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