Individual and combined cytotoxic effects of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins B1) on swine jejunal epithelial cells

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 276-283

  Wan, Lam Yim Murphy ^a   Turner, Paul C ^b   El Nezami, Hani ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Deoxynivalenol; Fumonisin B1; Intestinal epithelial cells; Nivalenol; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN B1; NIVALENOL; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FUMONISINS; JEJUNUM; MYCOTOXINS; SWINE; TRICHOTHECENES; ZEARALENONE;

EID: 84877112029     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.03.034     Document Type: Article

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