A 90-day subchronic feeding study of genetically modified rice expressing Cry1Ab protein in Sprague–Dawley rats

Transgenic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 295-308

  Song, Huan ^a   He, Xiaoyun ^a,b   Zou, Shiying ^a,b   Zhang, Teng ^a,b   Luo, Yunbo ^a,b   Huang, Kunlun ^a,b   Zhu, Zhen ^c   Xu, Wentao ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

90 Day feeding study; Cry1Ab; Genetically modified rice; Rat; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

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

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FLOUR; GENETICS; ORYZA; RAT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIET FADS; ENDOTOXINS; FLOUR; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; ORYZA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RATS;

EID: 84941748414     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: 15739368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9844-6     Document Type: Article

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