Normative concentrations of urine thiocyanate in cassava eating communities in Nigeria

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1036-1041

  Oluwole, O S A ^a   Oludiran, A O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cyanide; Nigeria; Normative; Polyneuropathy; Thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOCYANATE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET; EATING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIHOT; NIGERIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; REFERENCE VALUE; URINE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CYANIDES; DIET; EATING; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MANIHOT; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; REFERENCE VALUES; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 84884357626     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2013.825697     Document Type: Article

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