title: [Mycotoxins. Contaminants of animal and human foods].
abstract: Mycotoxins are toxic products secreted by microscopic fungi. They can contaminate products of vegetal origin consumed by humans and cattle, therefore secondary by humans. The most important mycotoxins are aflatoxins, hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic, and ochratoxins, nephrotoxic and nephrocarcinogenic. The maximal authorized limits of aflatoxin contents in human and animal food-stuffs are very low (few microg/kg or fractions of microg/kg).
authors.affiliation: U. P. de Pharmacie et Toxicologie, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle, F94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex. Manuscrit reçu le 6 octobre 1999.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Enriquez
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000633:toxicity; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D009183:Mycotoxins; D009793:Ochratoxins