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SUBMITTER: Reddy KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5869402 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reddy Kondreddy Eswar KE Song Jaeyong J Lee Hyun-Jeong HJ Kim Minseok M Kim Dong-Wook DW Jung Hyun Jung HJ Kim Bumseok B Lee Yookyung Y Yu Dongjo D Kim Dong-Woon DW Oh Young Kyoon YK Lee Sung Dae SD
Toxins 20180307 3
<i>Background</i>: Deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN) are common food contaminants produced by <i>Fusarium</i> sp. Mycotoxins are a potential health hazard because of their toxicological effects on both humans and farmed animals. <i>Methods:</i> We analyzed three groups of pigs: a control group (fed a standard diet), and the DON and ZEN groups, fed a diet containing 8 mg/kg DON and 0.8 mg/kg ZEN respectively, for four weeks. <i>Results</i>: DON and ZEN exposure decreased body weight (BW) ...[more]