Food allergy

SciTech Book News, Dec, 2006

Food allergy.

Ed. by Soheila J. Maleki et al.

ASM Press

2006

330 pages

$115.95

Hardcover

RC596

Aimed at clinicians, scientists, educators and regulators, this text combines current knowledge and hypotheses about food allergy treatments, research directions, bioinformatics tools, and industry and governmental regulation guidelines into a single reference. The contributors examine the identification and characterization of allergenic proteins within food sources, and the underlying mechanisms of treatment options. Particular emphasis is placed on clinical aspects of food allergy and advances in diagnosis; cutting- edge immunochemical theories and molecular mechanisms; immunotherapy and the role of animal models in advancing food allergy research; the effects of food processing on allergenicity; and methods for preparing hypoallergenic foods. Three chapters offer details on finding and implementing existing bioinformatics tools and include current websites and sample uses of databases.

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