Bracken-associated human and animal health hazards: Chemical, biological and pathological evidence

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 203-204, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Gil da Costa, R M ^a   Bastos, M M S M ^a   Oliveira, P A ^b   Lopes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bracken; Cancer; Carcinogen; Genotoxicity; Ptaquiloside

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BRACKEN; CANCER; GENOTOXICITIES; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN POPULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MULTIPLE ROUTES; PRODUCTION LOSS; PTAQUILOSIDE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; HEALTH; METABOLITES; OLEFINS; SUGARS; TOXIC MATERIALS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

CARCINOGEN; PLANT TOXIN; PTAQUILOSIDE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

BIOACTIVITY; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; FERN; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH RISK; MEAT; MILK; PATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERPENE; TOXIN;

BRACKEN FERN; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT TAXONOMY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 84855700518     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.12.046     Document Type: Review

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