Individual and combined effects of mycotoxins from typical indoor moulds

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1970-1978

  Mueller, A ^a   Schlink, U ^a   Wichmann, G ^b   Bauer, M ^a   Graebsch, C ^a   Schuurmann G ^a,c   Herbarth, O ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Combined effects; Concentration addition; Independent action; Indoor mould; Mycotoxins; Synergism

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; PATULIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; GLIOCLADIUM; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

ANTAGONISM; COMBINED EFFECTS; CONCENTRATION ADDITION; INDEPENDENT ACTION; INDOOR MOULD; MYCOTOXINS; SYNERGISM;

DRUG INTERACTIONS; GLIOCLADIUM; GLIOTOXIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATULIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 84880980530     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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