A review of the environmental safety of the Cry1Ab protein: Center for environmental risk assessment, ILSI research foundation

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 73-101

  Mc Lean, Morven ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

bar; environmental risk assessment; genetically engineered; glufosinate; glufosinate ammonium; herbicide tolerant; PAT; phosphinothricin

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

CROP; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84860568724     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2012004     Document Type: Review

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