Stachybotrys, a mycotoxin-producing fungus of increasing toxicologic importance

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Fung, Frederick ^a,b,c   Clark, Richard ^a   Williams, Saralyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MOULD; MYCOTOXICOSIS; SYMPTOM; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; STACHYBOTRYS;

EID: 0031924738     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659809162592     Document Type: Article

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