Transgenic proteins in agricultural biotechnology: The toxicology forum 40th annual summer meeting

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 811-818

  Sherman, James H ^a   Choudhuri, Supratim ^b   Vicini, John L ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Biotechnology; GMO; Golden rice; Peer review; Safety; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

CRY PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CELIAC DISEASE; DNA MODIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOLDEN RICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PRODUCT SAFETY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84945286728     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.10.014     Document Type: Note

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