Essays in Toxicology

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Volume 1


1. Fungal Toxins

I. Introduction

II. Mycotoxins: The Etiology of Tumors

III. Mycotoxin Occurrence

IV. Aflatoxin

V. Moldy Corn Toxicoses

VI. Alimentary Toxic Aleukia

VII. Ochratoxin

VIII. Sporidesmin

IX. Zearalenone (F-2 Estrogenic Factor) and Other Estrogenic Compounds

X. Pink Rot Dermatitis

XI. Slaframine (Salivation Factor)

XII. Yellow Rice Toxins

XIII. Stachybotryotoxicosis

XIV. Rubratoxins

XV. Tremorgens

XVI. Other Mycotoxins

XVII. Conclusions

References


2. Hyperbilirubinemia and Cholestasis, a Different Form of Liver Injury Produced in Animals

I. Introduction

II. α-Naphthylisothiocyanate

III. Taurolithocholic Acid

IV. 2-Ethyl-2-Phenyl Butyramide

V. Summary

References


3. The Vanishing Zero: The Evolution of Pesticide Analyses

I. Introduction

II. Cleanup Procedures

III. Spectrophotometric Methods

IV. Paper Chromatography

V. Thin-Layer Chromatography

VI. Gas Chromatography

VII. Conclusions and Summary

References

Author Index

Subject Index