The occurrence of ochratoxin A in blood in general population of Croatia

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 105-112

  Peraica, Maja ^a   Domijan, Ana Marija ^a   Fuchs, Radovan ^a   Lucić, Ana ^a   Radić, Božica ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Mycotoxin; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CROATIA; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROATIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; OCHRATOXINS;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0032718358     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00141-1     Document Type: Article

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