"Aflatoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Furano-furano-benzopyrans that are produced by ASPERGILLUS from STERIGMATOCYSTIN. They are structurally related to COUMARINS and easily oxidized to an epoxide form to become ALKYLATING AGENTS. Members of the group include AFLATOXIN B1; aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2; AFLATOXIN M1; and aflatoxin M2.
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D000348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.119 D03.633.100.150.119 D23.946.587.142
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aflatoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon- and aflatoxin-albumin adducts, hepatitis B virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. Cancer Lett. 2007 Jul 08; 252(1):104-14.
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Aflatoxin contamination in shrimp feed and effects of aflatoxin addition to feed on shrimp production. J Food Prot. 2003 May; 66(5):882-5.
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The effect of various diets on atherogenesis in rhesus monkeys. Atherosclerosis. 1980 Feb; 35(2):189-207.