Lipid transfer proteins in Parietaria judaica L. pollen grains: Immunocytochemical localization and function

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 493-497

  Vega Maray, Ana M ^a   Fernández González, Delia ^a   Valencia Barrera, Rosa ^a   Polo, Florentino ^b   Seoane Camba, Juan A ^c   Suárez Cervera, María ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergens; Immunocytochemistry; Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs); Par j 1; Parietaria; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LIPID; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EXPOSURE; GRAIN; GRAIN PROTEIN CONTENT; HYDRATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARIETARIA; PARIETARIA JUDAICA; PISTIL STIGMA; PLANT GROWTH; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLLEN GERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PARIETARIA; PARIETARIA JUDAICA; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; URTICACEAE;

EID: 7244229692     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00406     Document Type: Article

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