Estimated fumonisin exposure in Guatemala is greatest in consumers of lowland maize

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2723-2729

  Torres, Olga A ^a   Palencia, Edwin ^b   De Pratdesaba, Ligia Lopez ^b   Grajeda, Ruben ^b   Fuentes, Mario ^c   Speer, Marcy C ^d   Merrill Jr , Alfred H ^e   O'Donnell, Kerry ^f   Bacon, Charles W ^g   Glenn, Anthony E ^g   Riley, Ronald T ^g  

^a Centro de Investigaciones en Nutricion Y Salud   (Guatemala)

^b Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^c Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology   (Guatemala)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^g RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN;

ARTICLE; FUSARIUM; GUATEMALA; HARVESTING; MAIZE;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37149015184     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.12.2723     Document Type: Article

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