Immunologic analysis of monoclonal and immunoglobulin E antibody epitopes on natural and recombinant Amb a 1

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 219-226

  Wopfner, N ^a   Bauer, R ^a   Thalhamer, J ^a   Ferreira, F ^a   Chapman, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimeric ELISA; IgE antibody; Immunotherapy; Monoclonal antibodies; Natural Amb a 1; Ragweed allergy; Recombinant Amb a 1

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RAGWEED ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT AMB A 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAGWEED; RAGWEED POLLEN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AMBROSIA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 36849065214     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02872.x     Document Type: Article

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