Establishing the upper end of the range of adequate and safe intakes for amino acids: A toxicologist's viewpoint

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Renwick, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dose response; Human variability; Risk characterization; Safety assessment; Uncertainty factors

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FOOD ADDITIVE; PESTICIDE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 2642542545     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.6.1617s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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