Investigation of growth and endocrine disrupting effects of the mycotoxins zearalenone and aflatoxin B1 on breast cancer in vitro

Despite the medical advancements, the woman breast cancer incidence rates keep rising in the past few decades. Scientists have proposed the increased exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals as a possible factor for the rises. Zearalenone (ZEA) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are common mycotoxins that ar...

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Main Authors: Yip, Ka-yiu, 葉嘉嬈
Language:English
Published: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/209490