Human Ochratoxicosis and Its Pathologies
Author | : Eric Edmond Creppy |
Publisher | : John Libbey Eurotext |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 2742000178 |
ISBN-13 | : 9782742000173 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Among the various mycotoxins affecting man, OTA -- involved in the renal disease endemic in the Balkans -- is thought by the International Cancer Research Centre (ICRC) to be a potential carcinogen. The question facing the international ochratoxin-A specialists was whether endemic renal disease in the Balkans was still restricted to this geographical region. A careful study of human ochratoxicosis and other possibly associated pathologies in under-developed countries could enable future developments of the problems to be forecast in other parts of the globe and hence allow means of preventive action to be sought.