Food from genetically modified organisms and potential for food allergy

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-126

  Taylor, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Biotechnology; Digestion; Food; Genetic modification; Sequence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; FOOD ALLERGY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0031468475     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)10052-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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