Cytotoxic effects of Fusarium moniliforme extracts and fumonisin on a baby hamster kidney cell line

Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-216

  Abeywickrama, Krishanthi ^a,c   Bean, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Fumonisins; Fusarium moniliforme

Indexed keywords

EID: 6544290728     PISSN: 03009254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v24i3.5552     Document Type: Article

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