Individual fumonisin exposure and sphingoid base levels in rural populations consuming maize in South Africa

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1698-1703

  van der Westhuizen, L ^a   Shephard, G S ^a   Rheeder, J P ^a   Burger, H M ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Fumonisin; Maize; Sphinganine; Sphingosine; Transkei

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; FUMONISIN B3; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAIZE; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URINALYSIS;

FUMONISINS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; ZEA MAYS;

SPHINGOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952877713     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.03.047     Document Type: Article

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