Food safety has long been an area of concern. The selection of stable and efficient model
organisms is particularly important for food toxicology studies. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are …

Environmentally relevant toxic substances may affect human health, provoking numerous
harmful effects on central nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and reproductive …

Food products are susceptible to mycotoxin contamination. The intoxication produces
distinct signs, depending on mycotoxin, duration, dose, and species susceptibility …

Abstract Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a neurodegenerative mycotoxin synthesized by Fusarium
spp., but the potential neurobehavioral toxicity effects in organisms have not been …

Zearalenone is a mycotoxin produced by several species of Fusarium fungi, which
contaminates crop and cereal products worldwide. It is widely distributed and can be …

The first part of this study evaluates the occurrence of mycotoxin patterns in feedstuffs and
fish feeds. Results were extrapolated from a large data pool derived from wheat (n= 857) …

The presence of mycotoxins in food has created concern. Mycotoxin prevalence in our
environment has changed in the last few years maybe due to climatic and other …

The intestinal barrier is the main barrier against all of the substances that enter the body.
Proper functioning of this barrier guarantees maintained balance in the organism …

Some epidemiological studies with different levels of evidence have pointed to a higher risk
of Parkinson's disease (PD) after exposure to environmental toxicants. A practically …

Ustilaginoidins, a group of bis-naphtho-γ-pyrones, are one of the major mycotoxins
produced by Ustilaginoidea virens. This group of bis-naphtho-γ-pyrone mycotoxins has …