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Immunological Aspects of the Toxic Oil Syndrome

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Applied Toxicology: Approaches Through Basic Science

Part of the book series: Archives of Toxicology ((TOXICOLOGY,volume 19))

Abstract

The Toxic Oil Syndrome (TOS), which occurred in Spain in 1981, was caused by the ingestion of rapeseed oil denatured with 2% aniline, sold illegally as edible oil. The number of unaffected individuals exposed to the toxic oil is unknown, but more than 20,000 people suffered from the disease.

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  1. Immunology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Av. Reyes Católicos 2, E-28040, Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Lahoz, Victoria del Pozo, Soledad Gallardo, Blanca Cárdaba, Aurora Jurado, Isabel Cortegano, Ana del Amo, Ignacio Arrieta & Pilar Palomino

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  1. Interkantonale Kontrollstelle für Heilmittel, Erlachstrasse 8, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland

    Jürg P. Seiler

  2. Dept. of Neurochemistry Campus San Juan, University of Alicante, Aptdo. 374, E-03080, Alicante, Spain

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Lahoz, C. et al. (1997). Immunological Aspects of the Toxic Oil Syndrome. In: Seiler, J.P., Vilanova, E. (eds) Applied Toxicology: Approaches Through Basic Science. Archives of Toxicology, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60682-3_6

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