Safety evaluation of a natural eggshell membrane-derived product

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 604-611

  Ruff, Kevin J ^a   Endres, John R ^b   Clewell, Amy E ^b   Szabo, James R ^c   Schauss, Alexander G ^b  

^a ESM Technologies LLC   (United States)

^b AIBMR Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c Ricerca Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Eggshell membrane; Glycosaminoglycan; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; NATURAL EGGSHELL MEMBRANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG SHELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGG SHELL; HUMANS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RATTUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84857939052     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.12.036     Document Type: Article

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