Ochratoxin A blood concentration in healthy subjects and bladder cancer cases from Pakistan

Mycotoxin Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-167

  Aslam, M ^a   Beg, A E ^a   Blaszkewicz, M ^b   Degen, G H ^b   Golka, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker of exposure; Ochratoxin A; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449177174     PISSN: 01787888     EISSN: 18671632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02959255     Document Type: Article

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