Genetically modified crops safety assessments: Present limits and possible improvements

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Séralini, Gilles Eric ^a   Mesnage, Robin ^a   Clair, Emilie ^a   Gress, Steeve ^a   De Vendômois, Joël Spiroux ^b   Cellier, Dominique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CRIIGEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79958226600     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-23-10     Document Type: Review

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