T-2 toxin: Incidence and toxicity in poultry

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-52

  Sokolović, Marijana ^a,c   Garaj Vrhovac, Verica ^b   Šimpraga, Borka ^a  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

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

^c NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Trichothecene mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; T 2 TOXIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; CELL DAMAGE; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA SYNTHESIS; EGG PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; GRAIN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; LIVER; LIVESTOCK; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POULTRY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA SYNTHESIS; SKIN; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; T-2 TOXIN;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM;

EID: 42149116916     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1843     Document Type: Review

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