Human health concerns with GM crops

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 544, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 217-221

  Malarkey, Trish ^a  

^a SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Genetically modified crop; Human health; Toxicity; Transgene products

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE; PROTEIN; RICIN; TETANUS TOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIGENICITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP; CROP MANAGEMENT; DIET; DNA MODIFICATION; FEEDING; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH STATUS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

INSECTA;

EID: 0345254962     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2003.06.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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