The safety evaluation of monosodium glutamate

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Walker, Ronald ^a   Lupien, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food additives; Food safety; Humans; Monosodium glutamate; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BREAST MILK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIVER METABOLISM; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034065937     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.1049s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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