New analysis of a rat feeding study with a genetically modified maize reveals signs of hepatorenal toxicity

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 596-602

  Séralini, Gilles Eric ^a,b   Cellier, Dominique ^a,c   De Vendomois, Joël Spiroux ^a  

^a CRIIGEN Sci Council   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FEEDING; GROWTH RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MAIZE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RODENT; TOXICITY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA MODIFICATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; MAIZE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SODIUM EXCRETION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247253329     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0149-5     Document Type: Article

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