Allergy to Salsola kali in a Salsola incanescens-rich area: Role of extensive cross allergenicity

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Ali Assarehzadegan, Mohammad ^a,b   Sankin, Mojtaba ^b   Jabbari, Farahzad ^b   Noorbakhsh, Reihaneh ^b   Varasteh, AbdolReza ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross allergenisity; Salsola incanescens; Salsola kali

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SALSOLA; SALSOLA INCANESCENS; SALSOLA KALI; SPECIES COMPARISON; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRAN; MALE; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SALSOLA; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651165463     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.08-OA-0041     Document Type: Article

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