Environmental risk assessments for transgenic crops producing output trait enzymes

Transgenic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 595-609

  Raybould, Alan ^a   Tuttle, Ann ^b   Shore, Scott ^b   Stone, Terry ^b  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Event 3272 maize; Hypothesis testing; Output traits; Problem formulation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROP; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNITED STATES;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMES; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954536927     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9343-3     Document Type: Article

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