Assessment of the carcinogenic potential of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) in rats and mice

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 747-754

  Smith, M R ^a   Wilson, R ^a   Hepburn, P A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; PGPR; Polyesters; Polyglycerol; Polyglycerol polyricinoleate; Polyricinoleic acid; Rat and mouse feeding study; Study

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFYING AGENT; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLYCEROL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031709524     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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