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SUBMITTER: Feng WH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5308242 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Feng Wei-Hong WH Xue Kathy S KS Tang Lili L Williams Phillip L PL Wang Jia-Sheng JS
Toxins 20161226 1
Aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) is a ubiquitous mycotoxin produced by toxicogenic <i>Aspergillus</i> species. AFB₁ has been reported to cause serious adverse health effects, such as cancers and abnormal development and reproduction, in animals and humans. AFB₁ is also a potent genotoxic mutagen that causes DNA damage in vitro and in vivo. However, the link between DNA damage and abnormal development and reproduction is unclear. To address this issue, we examined the DNA damage, germline apoptosis, growth, a ...[more]