Safety evaluation of phytosterol esters. Part 8. Lack of genotoxicity and subchronic toxicity with phytosterol oxides

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 771-783

  Lea, L J ^a   Hepburn, P A ^a   Wolfreys, A M ^a   Baldrick, P ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oxysterols; Phytosterol oxides; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

ESTER DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HEATING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ESTERS; FEMALE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDES; PHYTOSTEROLS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOXICITY TESTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642357385     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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