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Corn “nixtamalización” and the fate of radiolabelled aflatoxin B1 in the tortilla making process

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  1. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, IPN-Unidad Irapuato, Apdo Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico

    D. Guzmán-de-Peña

  2. Division of Toxicology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    L. Trudel & G. N. Wogan

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Guzmán-de-Peña, D., Trudel, L. & Wogan, G.N. Corn “nixtamalización” and the fate of radiolabelled aflatoxin B1 in the tortilla making process. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 858–864 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209465

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