Toxic effects of mycotoxins in humans

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 754-766

  Peraica, M ^a   Radic B ^a   Lucic A ^a   Pavlovic M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; AFLATOXIN; ERGOT ALKALOID; FUMONISIN B1; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE; ZEARALENONE;

HEALTH RISK; MOLD; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MOULD; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0032828082     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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