Human aflatoxicosis in developing countries: A review of toxicology, exposure, potential health consequences, and interventions

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1106-1122

  Williams, Jonathan H ^a   Phillips, Timothy D ^b   Jolly, Pauline E ^c   Stiles, Jonathan K ^d   Jolly, Curtis M ^e   Aggarwal, Deepak ^a  

^a Peanut Collaborative Research Program   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Chronic exposure; Developing country; Food additives; Health risks; HIV; Immunity; Infectious diseases; Iron; Nutrition; Prevention strategies; Protein; Selenium; Vitamin; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; AFLATOXIN;

AFLATOXICOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; LIFESPAN; LIVER CANCER; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY; ANIMAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MYCOTOXICOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

AFLATOXINS; ANIMALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MYCOTOXICOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 16544376533     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.5.1106     Document Type: Review

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