Subchronic oral dose toxicity of freeze-dried powder of Allomyrina dichotoma larvae

Toxicological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-75

  Noh, Jung Ho ^a   Yun, Eun Young ^b   Park, Heejin ^a   Jung, Kyung Jin ^a   Hwang, Jae Sam ^b   Jeong, Eun Ju ^a   Moon, Kyoung Sik ^a  

^a Korea Institute Toxicology   (South Korea)

^b National Academy of Agricultural Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

13 wks oral administration; Allomyrinal dichotoma larvae; Edible insect; GLP study; Toxicity safety

Indexed keywords

ALLOMYRINA DICHOTOMA; HEXAPODA; RATTUS;

EID: 84929747800     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2015.31.1.069     Document Type: Article

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