Epitope specificity of IgE antibodies to a major allergen (Cry j 1) of Japanese cedar pollen in sera of humans and monkeys with pollinosis

Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Sakaguchi, M ^a   Hashimoto, M ^b   Nigi, H ^c   Yasueda, H ^d   Takahashi, Y ^e   Watanabe, M ^f   Nagoya, T ^f   Taniguchi, Y ^g   Kurimoto, M ^g   Inouye, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^f Kowa Research Institute   (Japan)

^g HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; HUMAN; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8244221653     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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