Of Mice And Peanuts: A New Mouse Model For Peanut Allergy
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 01:41
in Health & Medicine
Researchers report the development of a new mouse model for food allergy that mimics symptoms generated during a human allergic reaction to peanuts. The animal model provides a new research tool that will be invaluable in furthering the understanding of the causes of peanut and other food allergies and in finding new ways to treat and prevent their occurrence.