RNAi technologies in agricultural biotechnology: The Toxicology Forum 40th Annual Summer Meeting

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 671-680

  Sherman, James H ^a   Munyikwa, Tichafa ^b   Chan, Stephen Y ^c,f   Petrick, Jay S ^a   Witwer, Kenneth W ^d   Choudhuri, Supratim ^e  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biotechnology; DsRNA; GMO; RNAi; Toxicology Forum

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMIC TRAIT; FOOD CONTROL; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; HARVEST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

PLANT RNA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 84945281063     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.09.001     Document Type: Note

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