Fumonisin exposure biomarkers in humans consuming maize staple diets

Fumonisin exposure biomarkers in humans consuming maize staple diets

Thesis (PhD (MedSc))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fumonisins are carcinogenic mycotoxins which occur world-wide in maize and maize-based products intended for human consumption. Consumption of fumonisin contaminated maize as a staple diet has been associated with oesoph...

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Main Author: Van der Westhuizen, Liana
Other Authors: Shephard, Gordon S.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2011
Subjects:
Fumonisin
Biochemical markers
Sphinganine
Sphingosine
Subsistence farmers
Dissertations > Molecular biology and human genetics
Theses > Molecular biology and human genetics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6461

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