Tree pollen allergens - An update from a molecular perspective

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1201-1211

  Asam, C ^a   Hofer, H ^a   Wolf, M ^a   Aglas, L ^a   Wallner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

allergen cross reactivity; allergen exposure; molecular allergology; tree pollen allergy; tree pollen sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PANALLERGEN; PECTATE LYASE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; PLANT ANTIGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CONIFER; FAGALES; FRAXINUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LAMIALES; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEALES; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SYRINGA; SYRINGA VULGARIS; TREE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLASSIFICATION; IMMUNOLOGY; POLLEN;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREES;

EID: 84942367047     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12696     Document Type: Review

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