Comparative safety assessment for biotech crops

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 439-444

  Kok, Esther J ^a   Kuiper, Harry A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE; TOXICITY;

GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) CROP PLANTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BREEDING METHOD; CROP PROTECTION; DNA MODIFICATION; FOOD SAFETY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642291581     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2003.08.003     Document Type: Review

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