Review of melamine scandal: Still a long way ahead

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 579-582

  Wei, Yuejiao ^a   Liu, Daicheng ^a  

^a SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adulteration; follow up; long term; Melamine; toxicity

Indexed keywords

MELAMINE;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; HEALTH STATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHINA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; TRIAZINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864117995     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711416950     Document Type: Review

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