Hormones in international meat production: Biological, sociological and consumer issues

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 293-314

  Galbraith, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hormones; Human consumers; Meat; Melengestrol acetate; Oestradiol 17 ; Progesterone; Risk assessment; Testosterone; Trenbolone acetate

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH PROMOTOR; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE; ZERANOL;

BEEF CATTLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CONSUMER; DEVELOPMENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036894158     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/nrr200246     Document Type: Review

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