The prehistory of mycotoxins: Related cases from ancient times to the discovery of aflatoxins

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-112

  Ramos, A J ^a   Sanchis, V ^a   Marin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

alimentary toxic aleukia; ATA; ergot alkaloids; history; mycotoxicoses

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALKALOID; ERGOT ALKALOID; MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE;

ALIMETARY TOXIC ALEUKIA; ANTIQUITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CEREAL; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; ERGOTISM; EUROPE; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM POAE; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NONHUMAN; RELIGION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; WITCHCRAFT;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; FUSARIUM POAE; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 79955068430     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2010.1268     Document Type: Article

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