Keywords:
Food allergy.
;
Allergens.
;
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Providing the clear-cut information necessary to conduct an effective allergen risk analysis, this book examines the chemical, analytical, technological, and medical aspects of food allergies and the growing problem of cross-contact contamination during product processing. With contributions from an international team of research specialists, the book explains the basic mechanisms of allergenic reactions in humans, the molecular background of these mechanisms, and the problems of food tolerance and intolerance. It also discusses the issues related to common treatments of food allergies and the narrow groups into which they are categorized.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (452 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781420058574
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=565930
DDC:
616.975
Language:
English
Note:
Front cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Molecular, Cellular, and Physiological Mechanisms of Immunological Hyporesponsiveness/ Sensitization to Food -- Chapter 2. Immunomodulating Properties of Food Components -- Chapter 3. Methods for Detection of Food Allergens -- Chapter 4. Recombinant Food Allergens and Their Role in Immunoassay and Immunotherapy -- Chapter 5. General Characteristics of Food Allergens -- Chapter 6. Milk Allergens -- Chapter 7. Egg Allergens -- Chapter 8. Fish Allergens -- Chapter 9. Seafood Allergen Overview: Focus on Crustacea -- Chapter 10. Nut Allergens -- Chapter 11. Peanut (Arachis hypogea) Allergens -- Chapter 12. Soy (Glycine max) Allergens -- Chapter 13. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Allergens -- Chapter 14. Brief Characteristics of Other Important Food Allergens -- Chapter 15. Risk Analysis of Food Allergens -- Glossary -- Appendix: Information on Some Interesting Web Addresses on Allergy and Food Allergies -- Index -- Back cover.
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