The occurrence of zearalanone in raw and fermented products from Swaziland and Lesotho.
Numerous reports of epizootics dur to zearalanone, and the subsequent experimental work upon it have implicated this oestrogenic mycotoxin as an important pathologic agent for the uterus and vagina. The finding of zearalanone in fermented products in an area in Southern Africa where human cervical cancer is prevalent may be related to this disease.
D001515:Beer / Q000032:analysis; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis*; D013541:Eswatini; D005504:Food Analysis; D007927:Lesotho; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000032:analysis
D009183:Mycotoxins