An overview of mycotoxin contamination in foods and its implications for human health

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-26

  Reddy, K R N ^a   Salleh, B ^a   Saad, B ^a   Abbas, H K ^b   Abel, C A ^c   Shier, W T ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Foods; Fumonisin; Human health; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUMONISIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PATULIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ASPERGILLUS; CEREAL; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 77749315487     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569541003598553     Document Type: Review

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