Subacute effects of transgenic Cry1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis corn litter on the isopods Trachelipus rathkii and Armadillidium nasatum

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2653-2661

  Clark, Bryan W ^a   Prihoda, Kelsey R ^a   Coats, Joel R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis protein; Energetic reserves; Isopods; Nontarget effects; Transgenic corn

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROTEINS; SUGARS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS PROTEIN; ENERGETIC RESERVES; ISOPODS; NONTARGET EFFECTS; TRANSGENIC CORN;

CROPS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; ISOPOD; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF LITTER; LIPID; MAIZE; PROTEIN; SUGAR; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRY1AB GENE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; ISOPODA; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

FARM CROPS; MEASUREMENT; PROTEINS; SUGAR;

ARMADILLIDIUM NASATUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ISOPODA; TRACHELIPUS RATHKEI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845421965     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-471R.1     Document Type: Article

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