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

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 51-71

  Mc Lean, Morven ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ab; environmental risk assessment; genetically engineered; insect resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84860570881     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2012003     Document Type: Review

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