Screening of mycotoxin multicontamination in medicinal and aromatic herbs sampled in Spain

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1802-1807

  Santos, Liliana ^a   Marín, Sonia ^a   Sanchis, Vicente ^a   Ramos, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co occurrence; ELISA; Herbs; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

ARCTIUM; CIRSIUM; CITRUS LIMON; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; FRANGULA; GINKGO BILOBA; ILLICIUM VERUM; MENTHA SPICATA; MYRRHIS ODORATA; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; VERBENA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 69249199546     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3647     Document Type: Article

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