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Food Allergy
Author(s): Soheila J Maleki (Author), A Wesley Burks (Author), Ricki M Helm (Author)
- Publisher: ASM Press
- Publication Date: 18 Aug. 2006
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 344 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781555813758
- ISBN-13: 9781555813758
Book Description
Provides clinicians, scientists, educators, and regulators with an authoritative review of the field. • Combines our knowledge and hypotheses about food allergy treatments, research directions, bioinformatics tools, and industry and governmental regulation guidelines into one valuable reference. • Examines the identification and characterization of allergenic proteins within food sources, the underlying mechanisms of action, and treatment options. • Emphasizes clinical aspects of food allergy and advances in diagnosis; cutting edge immunochemical theories and molecular mechanisms; immunotherapy and the role of animal models in advancing food allergy research; the effects of food processing on allergenicity; and methods for preparing hypoallergenic foods. • Features in-depth coverage of bioinformatics tools.
