When does a protein become an allergen? Searching for a dynamic definition based on most advanced technology tools

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1089-1094

  Mari, A ^a,b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b Allergy Data Laboratories Sc   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTERNET; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PROTEIN DATABASE;

ALLERGENS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DATABASES, PROTEIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEINS; PROTEOMICS;

EID: 54449092779     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03011.x     Document Type: Review

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