Health effects of moniliformin: A poorly understood Fusarium mycotoxin

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-414

  Peltonen, K ^a   Jestoi, M ^a   Eriksen, G S ^b  

^a NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fusarium; moniliformin; toxicity

Indexed keywords

3 ACETYLDEOXYNIVALENOL; AFLATOXIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BEAUVERICIN; DIACETOXYSCIRPENOL; ENNIATIN; FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; HT 2 TOXIN; MONILIFORMIN; MYCOTOXIN; NEOSOLANIOL; NIVALENOL; OCHRATOXIN; T 2 TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL VIABILITY; CEREAL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CORN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING; FINLAND; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; GENOTOXICITY; GENUS; GRAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; POULTRY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149373398     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2010.1232     Document Type: Review

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