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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"aflatoxin M1"”.
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Human aflatoxin exposure in south-western Ethiopia assessed using serum biomarkers: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science at Lincoln University
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food can cause hepatocellular carcinoma, immune suppression, child growth impairment, and death. The study aimed to assess aflatoxin exposure in South-western …
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An assessment of gastric cancer associated factors and strategies for early case detection in patients seen at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.
… of 19 g (IQR 14-24 g) by the Tanaka method. Aflatoxin M1 was present in the urine of 61% of the patients, with a median; 18 ng/mg creatinine (IQR 1.7- 40) ng/mg creatinine, while 96% had ochratoxin A in their blood median; 0.1 ng/ml (IQR 0.2-0.6 ng/ml). Being Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) …
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An assessment of gastric cancer associated factors and strategies for early case detection in patients seen at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.
… of 19 g (IQR 14-24 g) by the Tanaka method. Aflatoxin M1 was present in the urine of 61% of the patients, with a median; 18 ng/mg creatinine (IQR 1.7- 40) ng/mg creatinine, while 96% had ochratoxin A in their blood median; 0.1 ng/ml (IQR 0.2-0.6 ng/ml). Being Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) …
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Nutritional and environmental stressors and their effects on performance, metabolism, and the immune system of dairy cattle
… cattle production systems, nutrition-related aflatoxin (AF) challenge and environment-related HS challenge, and help identify potential solutions that would alleviate the negative consequences of these stressors. Experiments 1 and 2 were conducted to evaluate lactation performance and …
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Food safety through fungal disease and mycotoxin mitigation on dairy farms: From field to feed and the rumen
… on WPCS and of feeding AD to cows challenged by aflatoxins (AF). To examine the effects of FUN on WPCS in the field and post-ensiling, treatments were assigned to 16 3.38-ha plots in a completely randomized split-plot block design. Treatments were: brown midrib corn (BMR) or floury corn (FLY) …