Food biotechnology: Is this good or bad? Implications to allergic diseases

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 90-98

  Helm, Ricki M ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; PROTEIN;

AGRICULTURE; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; BIOINFORMATICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0037840260     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61668-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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