Improving extraction of fumonisin mycotoxins from Brazilian corn-based infant foods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 854-859

  Sewram, Vikash ^a   Shephard, Gordon S ^a   Marasas, Walter F O ^a   De Castro, Maria Fernanda Penteado M ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

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FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038036869     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.5.854     Document Type: Article

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