Biochemistry of Allergens and Recombinant Allergens

Allergy and Allergic Diseases, Second Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 893-912

  Valenta, Rudolf ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

"IgEmediated allergy" for an IgE mediated hypersensitivity reaction; Allergen nomenclature; Allergen encoding DNAs; Allergenicity or immunogenicity; Biochemical, immunologic, and clinical characterization of allergens; Biological functions and structural characterization of allergens; Grasses important allergen sources; International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS); Recombinant allergens; Spectrum of respiratory, food, and insect allergens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889384131     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300918.ch42     Document Type: Chapter

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