Allergy assessment of foods or ingredients derived from biotechnology, gene-modified organisms, or novel foods

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 413-423

  Poulsen, Lars K ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Genetically modified organisms; Radioallergosorbent test

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; BASOPHIL; CROSS REACTION; DIGESTION; DNA MODIFICATION; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTESTINE FLUID; NONHUMAN; NUT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOYBEAN; STOMACH JUICE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION TREES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEINS; SAFETY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 8744284616     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200400029     Document Type: Review

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