title: Toxicity studies of metabolites of some fungal isolates in albino mice.
abstract: Crude metabolites of 21 of 60 fungal cultures isolated from some of the common cereals collected from different parts of India were found to be toxic. Of these toxin-producing fungi, 79% caused hepatic pathology of varying severity in mice. Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase values and blood urea nitrogen were found to be high in such experimental animals.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000633:toxicity; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins; D000410:Alanine Transaminase