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Marta López-Alonso is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, including Food Science, Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics of their scientific work encompass agricultural safety and regulations, pesticide residue analysis and safety, vitamin K research studies, genetically modified organisms research, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, pharmaceutical economics and policy, and pesticide exposure and toxicity.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Alena Pechová, Birgit Dusemund, Giovanna Azimonti, Henrik Christensen, and Francesca Marcon.

Their contributions have appeared in various journals, with prominent frequent publication venues being EFSA Journal, Animals, Marine Drugs, Animal Feed Science and Technology, and Agriculture.

Notable published papers by Marta López-Alonso include:

  • "Guidance on the renewal of the authorisation of feed additives" (2021, EFSA Journal)
  • "Guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the users" (2023, EFSA Journal)
  • "Seasonal Variation of the Proximate Composition, Mineral Content, Fatty Acid Profiles and Other Phytochemical Constituents of Selected Brown Macroalgae" (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • "Copper Supplementation, A Challenge in Cattle" (2020, Animals)
  • "Guidance on the assessment of the efficacy of feed additives" (2024, EFSA Journal)

Best Publications

  • Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Guido Rychen;Gabriele Aquilina

  • Guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the target species

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Guido Rychen;Gabriele Aquilina

  • Oxidative status during late pregnancy and early lactation in dairy cows.

    C. Castillo;J. Hernandez;A. Bravo;M. Lopez-Alonso

  • Guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the consumer.

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Guido Rychen;Gabriele Aquilina

  • Guidance on the identity, characterisation and conditions of use of feed additives.

    Guido Rychen;Gabriele Aquilina;Giovanna Azimonti;Vasileios Bampidis

  • Guidance on the assessment of the efficacy of feed additives.

    Guido Rychen;Gabriele Aquilina;Giovanna Azimonti;Vasileios Bampidis

  • Guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the environment.

    Vasileios Bampidis;Maria Bastos;Henrik Christensen;Birgit Dusemund

  • Effects of moderate pollution on toxic and trace metal levels in calves from a polluted area of northern Spain.

    M. Miranda;M. López-Alonso;C. Castillo;J. Hernández

  • Organic acids as a substitute for monensin in diets for beef cattle

    C. Castillo;J.L. Benedito;J. Méndez;V. Pereira

  • Essential trace and toxic element concentrations in organic and conventional milk in NW Spain.

    F. Rey-Crespo;M. Miranda;M. López-Alonso

  • Guidance on the renewal of the authorisation of feed additives.

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Vasileios Bampidis;Giovanna Azimonti

  • Sublethal toxicity of the Prestige oil spill on yellow-legged gulls.

    Carlos Alonso-Alvarez;Ignacio Munilla;Marta López-Alonso;Alberto Velando

  • Toxic and essential metals in liver, kidney and muscle of pigs at slaughter in Galicia, north-west Spain

    Marta López-Alonso;Marta Miranda;Cristina Castillo;Joaquin Hernández

  • Metal accumulation in cattle raised in a serpentine-soil area: relationship between metal concentrations in soil, forage and animal tissues.

    M. Miranda;J.L. Benedito;I. Blanco-Penedo;C. López-Lamas

  • Influence of copper status on the accumulation of toxic and essential metals in cattle.

    I. Blanco-Penedo;J.M. Cruz;M. López-Alonso;M. Miranda

  • Values of plasma lipid hydroperoxides and total antioxidant status in healthy dairy cows: preliminary observations

    C. Castillo;J. Hernández;M. López-Alonso;M. Miranda

  • Revision of the currently authorised maximum copper content in complete feed

    G. Aquilina;G. Azimonti;V. Bampidis;M. de Lourdes Bastos

  • The role of metallothionein and zinc in hepatic copper accumulation in cattle

    M. López-Alonso;F. Prieto;M. Miranda;C. Castillo

  • Assessment of Some Blood Parameters as Potential Markers of Hepatic Copper Accumulation in Cattle

    Marta López-Alonso;Antonio Crespo;Marta Miranda;Cristina Castillo

  • The use of seaweed from the Galician coast as a mineral supplement in organic dairy cattle

    F. Rey-Crespo;M. López-Alonso;M. Miranda

  • Safety and efficacy of feed additives consisting of expressed lemon oil and its fractions from Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck and of lime oil from Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl).

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Vasileios Bampidis;Giovanna Azimonti

  • Use of dogs as indicators of metal exposure in rural and urban habitats in NW Spain.

    M López-Alonso;M Miranda;P García-Partida;F Cantero

  • Safety and efficacy of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose for all animal species.

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Vasileios Bampidis;Giovanna Azimonti

  • Alternatives to antibiotics and trace elements (copper and zinc) to improve gut health and zootechnical parameters in piglets: A review

    Gloria López-Gálvez;Marta López-Alonso;Alena Pechova;Baltasar Mayo

  • Effect of type of muscle and Cu supplementation on trace element concentrations in cattle meat.

    Marco García-Vaquero;Marta Miranda;José Luis Benedito;Isabel Blanco-Penedo

  • Factors affecting trace element status in calves in NW Spain.

    I. Blanco-Penedo;R.F. Shore;M. Miranda;J.L. Benedito

  • Safety and efficacy of l‐histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate produced using Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80179 for all animal species

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Vasileios Bampidis;Giovanna Azimonti

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Edoardo Villa
Roberto Edoardo Villa University of Milan
Baltasar Mayo
Baltasar Mayo Spanish National Research Council
Henrik Christensen
Henrik Christensen University of Copenhagen
Yolanda Sanz
Yolanda Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Pier Sandro Cocconcelli
Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Lieve Herman
Lieve Herman Flemish Community
Noël Dierick
Noël Dierick Ghent University
José Luis Benedito
José Luis Benedito University of Santiago de Compostela
Lucio G. Costa
Lucio G. Costa University of Washington

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