Safety assessment considerations for food and feed derived from plants with genetic modifications that modulate endogenous gene expression and pathways

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2591-2605

  Kier, Larry D ^a   Petrick, Jay S ^b  

^a Monsanto Company ^*  (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology derived plant; Food safety; Regulatory; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; ALLERGENICITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CROP; DNA MODIFICATION; FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 48949115067     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.05.025     Document Type: Review

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