Genotoxicity and subchronic toxicity evaluation of dried Euglena gracilis ATCC PTA-123017

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue , 2016, Pages 71-81

  Simon, Ryan R ^a   Vo, Trung D ^a   Levine, Robert ^b  

^a Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy   (Canada)

^b Algal Scientific Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; NOAEL; Rat; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PARAMYLON; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; GLUCAN; POWDER;

ADULT; AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DESICCATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENESIS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POWDER; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME FACTOR; TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DESICCATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GLUCANS; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; POWDERS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBCHRONIC;

EID: 84974806611     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.06.007     Document Type: Article

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