Fumonisin exposure through maize in complementary foods is inversely associated with linear growth of infants in Tanzania

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1659-1667

  Kimanya, Martin E ^a,b   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^b   Roberfroid, Dominique ^c   Lachat, Carl ^c   Kolsteren, Patrick ^b,c  

^a Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority   (Tanzania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exposure; Fumonisins; Growth; Infants; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAIZE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TANZANIA;

BODY SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUMONISINS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TANZANIA; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78349239700     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900483     Document Type: Article

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