GM crops and the rat digestive tract: A critical review

Environment International

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 423-433

  Zdziarski, I M ^a   Edwards, J W ^b   Carman, J A ^b,c   Haynes, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Institute of Health and Environmental Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; Genetically modified crop; Histopathology; Long term feeding studies; Rat feeding study

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEEDING; GENES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS; HEALTH; RATS;

ANIMAL CONSUMPTION; FEEDING STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS; HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEVEL OF SAFETIES;

CROPS;

HERBICIDE;

CROP; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; GENE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HERBICIDE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY1AB GENE; CRY3BB1 GENE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EPSPS GENE; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; GENE; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSECT RESISTANCE; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ANIMAL; CROP; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PATHOLOGY;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RATS;

EID: 84907702206     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.08.018     Document Type: Review

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