Detection of Trichothecene Mycotoxins in Sera from Individuals Exposed to Stachybotrys chartarum in Indoor Environments

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Brasel, Trevor L ^a   Campbell, Andrew W ^b   Demers, Roger E ^c   Ferguson, Bruce S ^d   Fink, Jordan ^e   Vojdani, Aristo ^f   Wilson, Stephen C ^a   Straus, David C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Med Ctr Immune and Toxic Disord   (United States)

^c Maxxam Analytics Inc   (Canada)

^d Envirologix Inc   (United States)

^e Asthma and Allergy Center   (United States)

^f Immunosciences Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Mold; Mycotoxins; Serum; Stachybotrys chartarum>

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STACHYBOTRYS; TRICHOTHECENES;

STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 27144481921     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.6.317-323     Document Type: Article

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