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Isoelectric Focusing of Allergens

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Biological and Biomedical Applications of Isoelectric Focusing

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The nature of allergens varies enormously, extending from simple metals through drugs and other molecules of biological interest. Essentially any substance known (or as yet unknown) may act as an allergen and trigger the induction of a hypersensitive state provided that it finds a sensitive recipient. This work is concerned with the use of the Isoelectric focusing method for characterization of some allergens involved in immediate-type hypersensitivity.

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    Miroslav Ceska

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    James Drysdale

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Ceska, M. (1977). Isoelectric Focusing of Allergens. In: Catsimpoolas, N., Drysdale, J. (eds) Biological and Biomedical Applications of Isoelectric Focusing. Biological Separations. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4181-9_3

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