Aflatoxin-Lysine Adducts in Haitian Patients Ingesting Peanut and Maize Products

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-255

  Schwartzbord, Jeremy ^a   Brown, Dan L ^a   Pape, Jean W ^b   Verdier, Rose Irene ^b   Filbert, Meghan ^a   Wang, Jia Sheng ^c  

^a Department of Animal Science Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Centers Institute of Infectious Diseases and Reproductive Health   (Haïti)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxin biomarker; Haiti; maize; peanuts

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LYSINE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HAITI; HUMAN; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84901273396     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2013.816990     Document Type: Article

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