Assessment of Aflatoxin M1 and Heavy Metal Levels in Mothers Breast Milk in Famagusta, Cyprus

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 42-49

  Kunter, İmge ^a   Hürer, Nazife ^a   Gülcan, Hayrettin Ozan ^a   Öztürk, Barış ^b   Doğan, İrfan ^c   Şahin, Gönül ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BIRUNI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Uzman Expert Quality Education Consultancy and Laboratory Services   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin M1; Breast milk; Cyprus; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN M1; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; HEAVY METAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CYPRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LACTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MILK LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; METABOLISM;

ADULT; AFLATOXIN M1; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84973140904     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-016-0750-z     Document Type: Article

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