How subchronic and chronic health effects can be neglected for GMOS, pesticides or chemicals

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 438-443

  Séralini, Gilles Eric ^a,b   de Vendômois, Joël Spiroux ^b   Cellier, Dominique ^b,c   Sultan, Charles ^b,d   Buiatti, Marcello ^b,e   Gallagher, Lou ^f   Antoniou, Michael ^g   Dronamraju, Krishna R ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CRIIGEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h Foundation for Genetic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Gmo; Mon 863; Pesticides; Side effects; Toxicological tests

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; DANGEROUS GOODS; HUMAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMALS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PESTICIDES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

EID: 70249099945     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.5.438     Document Type: Article

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