High-Level Expression of Tree Pollen Isoallergens in Escherichia Coli

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 282-287

  Weiss, Christian ^a   Kramer, Bettina ^a   Ebner, Christof ^b   Susani, Markus ^c   Briza, Peter ^a   Hoffmann Sommergruber, Karin ^b   Breiteneder, Heimo ^b   Kraft, Dietrich ^b   Scheiner, Otto ^b   Breitenbach, Michael ^a   Ferreira, Fátima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Advanced Biological Systems   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alder pollen; Aln g 1; Bet v 1; Cor a 1; Hazel pollen; Pollen allergens; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE;

EID: 8944229695     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237300     Document Type: Article

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