Mycotoxin detection in human samples from patients exposed to environmental molds

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1465-1475

  Hooper, Dennis G ^a   Bolton, Vincent E ^a   Guilford, Frederick T ^b   Straus, David C ^c  

^a RealTime Laboratories LLC   (United States)

^b Health Sciences Center ^*  (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Human samples; Ochratoxin; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; OCHRATOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; NOSE SECRETION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

AFLATOXIN; HUMAN SAMPLES; OCHRATOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE;

AFLATOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOROMETRY; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; OCHRATOXINS; SPUTUM; TRICHOTHECENES;

EID: 67149088342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10041465     Document Type: Article

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