Quantitative Appraisal of Total Aflatoxin in Ready-to-eat Groundnut in North-central Nigeria
Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health RisksFunmilola Adefolalu 1 , Daniel Apeh 2 , Susan Salubuyi 3 , Mary Galadima 4 , Augustine Agbo 5 , Michaella Anthony 6 , Hussaini Makun 7
1 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
2 - Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kogi State University Anyigba, Nigeria
3 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
4 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
5 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
6 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
7 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
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