Safety assessment of DHA-rich microalgae from Schizochytrium sp. Part V: Target animal safety/toxicity study in growing swine

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-82

  Abril, Ruben ^a   Garrett, Jack ^a   Zeller, Samuel G ^a   Sander, Wayne J ^a,c   Mast, Richard W ^b  

^a OmegaTech Inc Boulder   (United States)

^b TPSRC Inc   (United States)

^c Martek BioSciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Oral toxicity; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Schizochytrium sp.; Swine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY WEIGHT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELEMENTAL DIET; FAT CONTENT; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; TOXICITY TESTING; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SCHIZOCHYTRIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037299693     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-2300(02)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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