Mould contamination and co-occurrence of mycotoxins in maize grain in Croatia

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Domijan, Ana Marija ^a   Peraica, Maja ^a   Cvjetković, Bogdan ^b   Turčin, Sunčana ^a   Jurjević, Željko ^b   Ivić, Dario ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fumonisin B1; Fumonisin B2; Maize; Ochratoxin A; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; ZEARALANONE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; MAIZE; MOULD; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; SAMPLING;

EID: 29244447715     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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