The administration to Indonesians of monosodium L-glutamate in Indonesian foods: An assessment of adverse reactions in a randomized double- blind, crossover, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Prawirohardjono, Widharto ^a   Dwiprahasto, Iwan ^a   Astuti, Indwiani ^a   Hadiwandowo, Soeliadi ^a   Kristin, Erna ^a   Muhammad, Mustofa ^a   Kelly, Michael F ^b  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Humans; Monosodium glutamate; Randomized double blind challenge

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INDONESIA; INGESTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034019301     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.1074s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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