Mold and mycotoxins: Effects on the neurological and immune systems in humans

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2004, Pages 375-406

  Campbell, Andrew W ^a   Thrasher, Jack D ^b   Gray, Michael R ^c   Vojdani, Aristo ^d  

^a and Toxic Disorders   (United States)

^b Sam 1 Trust   (United States)

^c Arizona   (United States)

^d California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; ERGOT ALKALOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MYCOTOXIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; RUBREDOXIN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; B LYMPHOCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONVULSION; CROSS REACTION; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIVER TOXICITY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MOULD; MYCOSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREMOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 4444364271     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(04)55015-3     Document Type: Article

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