Amaranthaceae pollens: Review of an emerging allergy in the mediterranean area

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 371-381

  Villalba, Mayte ^a   Barderas, Rodrigo ^a   Mas, S ^a   Colas C ^b   Batanero, E ^a   Rodriguez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amaranthaceae; Cross reactivity; Pollinosis; Recombinant allergen

Indexed keywords

AMA R 2 ALLERGEN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CHE A 1 ALLERGEN; CHE A 3 ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PECTINESTERASE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT; PROFILIN; RAGWEED ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ALLERGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SAL K 1 ALLERGEN; SAL K 2 ALLERGEN; SAL K 3 ALLERGEN; SAL K 4 ALLERGEN; SAL K 5 ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CROSS REACTION; DESENSITIZATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT TAXONOMY; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SALSOLA; SENSITIZATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

ALLERGENS; AMARANTHACEAE; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 84918778929     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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