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A subchronic feeding study of dicamba-tolerant soybean with the dmo gene in Sprague-Dawley rats.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP - 1 Jun 2016
Wang Xiaoyun, He Xiaoyun, Zou Shiyin, Xu Wentao, Jia Xin, Zhao Bo, Zhao Changhui, Huang Kunlun, Liang Zhihong
Abstract excerpt
The dicamba-tolerant soybean MON87708 expresses the dicamba mono-oxygenase (DMO) enzyme that is encoded by the dmo gene. In order to evaluate the safety of this soybean, a 90-day subchronic feeding toxicity study (13 weeks) was conducted on Sprague-Dawley rats. A total of 140 rats were divided into 7 groups (10/sex/group), including a standard commercial diet control group. The genetically modified (GM) soybean...
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