Fumonisin mycotoxin contamination of corn-based foods consumed by potentially pregnant women in Southern California

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 672-676

  Dvorak, Natalia J ^b   Riley, Ronald T ^b   Harris, Mary ^b   McGregor, James A ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corn; Folic acid; Fumonisins; Mycotoxins; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; FUMONISIN B3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DRY WEIGHT; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUMONISINS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; TERATOGENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53549086394     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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