Serum ochratoxin A levels in children

Giray B., ERKEKOĞLU Ü. P., Aydin S., SABUNCUOĞLU S., Sahin G.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.44, no.4, pp.138-142, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.138-142
  • Keywords: ELISA, mycotoxin, Ochratoxin A, nephrotoxicity, HUMAN BLOOD, PLASMA OCHRATOXIN, MYCOTOXINS, EXPOSURE, POPULATIONS, HUMANS, EUROPE, MILK, HPLC
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin type with important toxic effects including nephrotoxicity, and its exposure route is through different sources of food The aim of this study is to determine the levels of OTA concentrations in children from different parts of Turkey, to assess the variances in different regions and to examine the possible relationship with sex, dietary habits and body mass index.