title: IgE FAST inhibition: a rapid technique for the standardization of pollen allergen extract potency.
abstract: An IgE FAST(TM) inhibition protocol has been developed as a rapid in vitro method for determining relative potencies of in vivo allergenic extracts. Results are obtained within one day and correlate well with those of the RAST inhibition protocol (r = .96), making the FAST assay a preferable procedure for inprocess potency determination during the manufacture of standardized allergenic extracts.
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008722:Methods; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E