Do genetically modified crops affect animal reproduction? A review of the ongoing debate

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1048-1059

  Zhang, W ^a   Shi, F ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anti nutrient compound; exogenous protein and DNA; genetically modified crop; reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958795037     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110002776     Document Type: Review

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