| Document ID (ISN) | 101087 |
| CIS number |
03-278 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0788-4877 - African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Wild C.P., Anwar W.A., Lehtinen S. |
| Title |
Mycotoxins as mutagens and carcinogens: Possibilities for disease prevention |
| Bibliographic information |
1993, Vol.3, Suppl.2, p.1-60 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Proceedings of an African regional conference on the prevention of diseases due to mycotoxins held on 23-26 January 1993 in Cairo, Egypt. Contents: mycotoxins as mutagens and carcinogens; environmental toxicology of microbial carcinogens; fumonisins produced by Fusarium monoliforme in maize, food-borne carcinogens of pan-African importance; health hazards associated with the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food in Sudan; mycotoxin research in Nigeria; aflatoxin as a human hepatocarcinogen and the possible interaction with hepatitis B virus; toxicological significance of mixtures of fungal toxins in food; monitoring and control strategies for mycotoxins; decontamination and detoxification of aflatoxins; aflatoxins and human disease epidemiological issues. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mutagens; health hazards; mycotoxins; carcinogens |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Egypt; developing countries; Sudan; Africa; tricarboxylic acid esters; aflatoxins; epidemiology; nutrition; infectious hepatitis; toxic substances; liver cancer; ecotoxicology; research; food contamination; conference; Nigeria |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Egypt |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Nutrition
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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