Mycotoxins and their effects on human and animal health

Food Control

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 159-165

  Edite Bezerra da Rocha, Maria ^a   Freire, Francisco da Chagas Oliveira ^b   Erlan Feitosa Maia, Fábio ^a   Izabel Florindo Guedes, Maria ^a   Rondina, Davide ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fungi; Mycotoxins; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884140349     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.08.021     Document Type: Review

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