Risk assessment of genetically modified crops for nutrition and health

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Magaña Gómez, Javier A ^a   De La Barca, Ana M Calderón ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetically modified crops; In vivo studies; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

3 PHOSPHOSHIKIMATE 1 CARBOXYVINYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BT ENDOTOXIN; COAT PROTEIN; CRY1AB TOXIN; CRY3BB1 TOXIN; CRY9C TOXIN; CRYPTOCHROME 1; GALANTHUS NIVALIS AGGLUTININ; GLYPHOSATE; LECTIN; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS AGGLUTININ E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE;

CORN; FEEDING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GROWTH; HEALTH; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PEA; POTATO; RAPESEED; REVIEW; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN; SWEET PEPPER; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ANIMAL; CONSUMER; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GLYCINE; HEALTH; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 64049085264     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2008.00130.x     Document Type: Review

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