Toxicological safety evaluation of freeze-dried Protaetia brevitarsis larva powder

White-spotted flower chafer (Protaetia brevitarsis) is an edible insect and its larva was used as a traditional Asian medicine. It’s a promising material as a novel food source because of its nutritional components. In this study, as part of the preclinical toxicity program, we evaluated the toxicit...

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Main Authors: Jung-Ho Noh, Ji-Seong Jeong, Sang-Jin Park, Eun-Young Yun, Jae Sam Hwang, Ji-Young Kim, Kyung-Jin Jung, Hee Jin Park, Hwa-Young Son, Kyoung-Sik Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750018300854