Allergic risks of consuming edible insects: A systematic review

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Ribeiro, José Carlos ^a   Cunha, Luís Miguel ^a   Sousa Pinto, Bernardo ^a,b   Fonseca, João ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c Hospital CUF Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergenicity; Case reports; Cross reactivity; Crustacean; Entomophagy; House dust mites; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TROPOMYOSIN;

ANIMAL; CROSS REACTION; CRUSTACEA; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; MITE; RISK;

ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; CRUSTACEA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECTA; MITES; RISK; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 85026451156     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201700030     Document Type: Review

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