Effects of Genetically Modified Food on Gut Microbiota in Animal Models: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance SystemBackground: There are some debates about the possible unintended effects of genetically modified (GM) crops on consumer health. The gut microbiota plays an important role in maintaining the health of the host, especially in gastrointestinal diseases. The
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GABAergic compensation in connexin36 knock-out mice evident during low-magnesium seizure-like event activity [PDF]
, 2010 Gap junctions within the cerebral cortex may facilitate cortical seizure formation by their ability to synchronize electrical activity. To investigate this, one option is to compare wild-type (WT) animals with those lacking the gene for connexin36 (Cx36 ...
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Autonomy of Nations and Indigenous Peoples and the Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Animals with Gene Drives [PDF]
, 2019 This article contends that the environmental release of genetically engineered (GE) animals with heritable traits that are patented will present a challenge to the efforts of nations and indigenous peoples to engage in self‐determination.
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Utility and Efficiency of Homologous Recombination for Introducing Targeted Modifications to the Pig Genome [PDF]
, 2012 The production and utilization of genetically modified animals greatly improves their utility in agriculture, as biomedical research models of human disease, for the production of recombinant pharmaceutical proteins, and for production of organs with
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Ветеринария сегодня, 2023 Rabies is a dangerous zoonoticdisease that affects the central nervous system, causes encephalomyelitis and paralyses and Is almost invariably fatal.
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Expression profiling of key pathways in rat liver after a one-year feeding trial with transgenic maize MON810 [PDF]
, 2019 In a recent one-year feeding study, we observed no adverse effects on tissue level in organs of rats fed with the genetically-modified maize MON810. Here, we assessed RNA expression levels of 86 key genes of the apoptosis-, NF-кB-, DNA-damage response ...
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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Genetically Modified Animals in the Food and Pharmaceutical Chains
Bio-based and Applied Economics, 2012 The production of genetically modified (GM) animals is an emerging technique that could potentially impact the livestock and pharmaceutical industries.
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Risk assessment of genetically modified food and neoliberalism: An argument for democratizing the regulatory review protocol of the Food and Drug Administration [PDF]
, 2014 The primary responsibility of the US Food and Drug Administration is to protect public health by ensuring the safety of the food supply. To that end, it sometimes conducts risk assessments of novel food products, such as genetically modified food.
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Animals, 2021 In the EU, the breeding of genetically modified laboratory animals is, by definition, an animal experiment if the offspring may experience pain, suffering, or harm. In order to determine the actual burden of genetically modified mice, established methods
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Current review of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria for the prevention and treatment of colitis using murine models [PDF]
, 2015 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are disorders of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by recurrent inflammation that requires lifelong treatments.
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