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Building capacity in risk-benefit assessment of foods
Assunção, Ricardo; Alvito, P.; Brazão, Roberto; Carmona, P.; Fernandes, P.; Jakobsen, L. S.; Lopes, C.; Martins, C.; Membré, Jeanne MarieBackground: Human diet may present both risks and benefits to consumers’ health. Risk-benefit assessment of foods (RBA) intends to estimate the overall health impact associated with exposure (or lack of exposure) to a particular food or food component. Scope and approach: “RiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk-benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approach” (RB4EU) is a project funded by th...
The complexity of porphyrin-like pigments in a marine annelid sheds new light o...
Martins, C.; Rodrigo, A. P.; Cabrita, L.; Henriques, P.; Parola, A. J.; Costa, P. M.PTDC/MAR-BIO/0113/2014. UID/Multi/04378/2019. UID/QUI/50006/2019. SFRH/BD/120030/2016. SFRH/BD/109462/2015. IF/00265/2015.; True green pigments in the animal kingdom are scarce and are almost invariably porphyrinoids. Endogenous porphyrins resulting from the breakdown of haem are usually known as “bile pigments”. The pigmentation of intertidal Polychaeta has long gained attention due to its variety and vivid pa...
Understanding the inguinal sinus in sheep (Ovis aries)—Morphology, secretion, a...
Alexandre-Pires, G.; Martins, C.; Galvão, A.M.; Miranda, M.; Silva, O.; Ligeiro, D.; Nunes, T.; Ferreira-Dias, G.info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147283/PT Funding for this work was provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) with co-participation of European Union Fund (FEDER) through the research project UID/CVT/00276/2013. The authors present special thanks to Sandra Carvalho and Rosario Luis (Histology Dept., FMV) and Gloria Nunes (Immunology Dept., FCM) for technical assistance.; Post-p...
Iodine status and iodised salt consumption in portuguese school-aged children: ...
Leite, J.C.; Keating, E.; Pestana, D.; Fernandes, V.C.; Maia, M.L.; Norberto, S.; Pinto, E.; Moreira-Rosário, A.; Sintra, D.; Moreira, B.; Costa, A.Export Date: 28 December 2017 Correspondence Address: Leite, J.C.; Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS)Portugal; email: jncostaleite@gmail.com Chemicals/CAS: iodine, 7553-56-2 References: Andersson, M., Karumbunathan, V., Zimmermann, M.B., Global iodine status in 2011 and trends over the past decade (2012) J. Nutr., 142, pp. 744-750; Bath, S.C., Steer, C.D., Golding, J., Emmett, P., Ray...