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Localization of the Major Allergen Bet V 1 in Betula Pollen Using Monoclonal Antibody Labelling |
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| Authors: | Gamal El-Ghazaly Sumio Nakamura Yuichi Takahashi Mauro Cresti Bjöorn Walles Claudio Milanesi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Palynological Laboratory, Swedish Museum of Natural History , S-104 50, Stockholm;2. Department of Biology , Kanagawa Dental College , Yokosuka;3. The Yamagata Prefectural Institute of Public Health , Yamagata, Japan;4. Department of Environmental Biology , University of Siena , Italy;5. Department of Botany , Stockholm University , S-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Abstract: | The major allergen Bet ver 1 of Betula pendula (= B. verrucosa) pollen grains has been localized by gold labelling with monoclonal antibodies. The allergen is located predominantly in the starch grains and to a slight extent in the exine and intine. The possibility that environmental factors might influence the liberation of allergenic compounds present in birch pollen grains is discussed. |
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