The role of food contamination by mycotoxins in human diseases: A review

Nutritional Therapy and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-11

  Altomare, Donato F ^a   Rinaldi, M ^a   Guglielmi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Cancer; Fumonisins; Human disease; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 46849097003     PISSN: 18286232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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