Toxicologic evaluation of DHA-rich algal oil: Genotoxicity, acute and subchronic toxicity in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3567-3576

  Schmitt, D ^a   Tran, N ^a   Peach, J ^b   Bauter, M ^c   Marone, P ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd   (Canada)

^c Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algal oil; DHA; DHA rich algal oil ONC T18; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; ALGAL OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; REVERTANT; SUBCHRONIC TOXICITY; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW CELLS; DNA DAMAGE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; OILS; RATS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALGAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84865490256     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.054     Document Type: Article

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