Mycotoxins levels in human milk: A menace to infants and children health

Current Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-42

  Tonon, Karina M ^a   Reiter, Mercedes G R ^b   Scussel, Vildes M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Contaminants; Food safety; Human milk; Maternal and child health; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN M1; CYTOCHROME P450 1A2; FUMONISIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PATULIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; SPHINGOLIPID; STEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ANOREXIA; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; BREAST MILK; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHILD HEALTH; COLOSTRUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMULSION; FOOD AVERSION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INTOXICATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MICROALBUMINURIA; NAUSEA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PASTEURIZATION; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84875831734     PISSN: 15734013     EISSN: 22123881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573401311309010007     Document Type: Review

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