Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 47-53

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201585010047

Comparative data concerning aflatoxin contents in Bt maize and non-Bt isogenic maize in relation to human and animal health – a review

Vladimír Ostrý1,2, František Malíř2, Annie Pfohl-Leszkowicz3

1National Institute of Public Health in Prague, Center for Health, Nutrition and Food, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
3University of Toulouse, INP/ENSA Toulouse, Department Bioprocess & Microbial Systems, Laboratory Chemical Engineering, Auzeville-Tolosane, France

Received June 6, 2014
Accepted November 26, 2014

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