Toxicity studies of genetically modified plants: A review of the published literature

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 721-733

  Domingo, José L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Lab of Toxicol and Environ Health School of Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA; Genetically modified (GM) plants; Health risks; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAIZE; MEDLINE; POTATO; REVIEW; RICE; RISK FACTOR; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DNA, PLANT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEDLINE; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK FACTORS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOYBEANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35948929057     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390601177670     Document Type: Review

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