Evaluation of molecular basis of cross reactivity between rye and Bermuda grass pollen allergens

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-564

  Tiwari, Ruby ^a,b   Bhalla, Prem L ^a   Singh, Mohan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bermuda grass; Cross reactivity; Immunoblot inhibition; Rye grass; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT; PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BERMUDA; CLONING; CROSS REACTION; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RYE;

EID: 75449107030     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.09-OA-0094     Document Type: Article

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