Aflatoxin B1 Cytotoxicity in Neurons in Culture

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 533-540

  Bonsi, Paola ^a   Palmery, Maura ^b   Augusti Tocco, Gabriella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Universita di Roma La Sapienza ^*

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Chick spinal cord; Human neuronal cell lines

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 0006204254     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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