IgG-mediated food intolerance in irritable bowel syndrome: A real phenomenon or an epiphenomenom?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1558-1559

  Shanahan, Fergus ^a   Whorwell, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

DIET; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IRRITABLE COLON; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 22744454330     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50009.x     Document Type: Review

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