Exposure assessment of infants to Aflatoxin M1 in breast milk and maternal social-demographical and food consumption determinants

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that have toxic effects on both humans and animals. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by some strains of fungus, such as Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) which can be transmitted to newborns via breast milk, is a hydro...

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Main Author: Filipe Bogalho Pinto Ferreira, Fernando (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/18655
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/18655