Aflatoxins in Nigerian dry-roasted groundnuts

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 268-271

  Bankole, S A ^a   Eseigbe, D A ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Abrose Alli University   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fungi; Nigeria; Nuts (Food)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992963328     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650410568336     Document Type: Article

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