Aflatoxin B1: A review on metabolism, toxicity, occurrence in food, occupational exposure, and detoxification methods

Food and Chemical Toxicology - Tập 124 - Trang 81-100 - 2019
Blake R. Rushing1, Mustafa I. Selim2
1Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
2Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States

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