Instability of the structure and allergenic protein content in Arizona cypress pollen

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1773-1779

  Shahali, Y ^a,b   Pourpak, Z ^b   Moin, M ^b   Mari, A ^c   Majd, A ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergen; Arizona cypress; Pollen protein, immunoblotting; SEM

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CUPRESSUS; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLLEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN TEST; URBAN AREA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIGENS, PLANT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CUPRESSUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLLEN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEINS;

EID: 70449133958     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02064.x     Document Type: Article

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