Impact of Proteins Used in Plant Genetic Engineering: Toxicity and Behavioral Study in the Honeybee

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1710-1716

  Picard Nizou, A L ^a   Grison, R ^a,b   Olsen, L ^a,c   Pioche, C ^a   Arnold, G ^a   Pham Delegue, M H ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Parc Technologique du Canal   (France)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Apis mellifera; Learning performances; Recombinant proteins; Risk assessment; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0000914426     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.6.1710     Document Type: Article

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