Assessment of cyanide overload in cassava consuming populations of Nigeria and the cyanide content of some cassava based foods

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 358-361

  Okafor, P N ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava foods; Cyanide overload; Simple kit method; Thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; THIOCYANATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANIDE POISONING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; NIGERIA; URINALYSIS;

GARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 18844483269     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2004.000-2068     Document Type: Article

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