Determination of Aflatoxin Levels in Raw Milk, Cheese and Dehulled Hazelnut Samples Consumed in Samsun Province, Turkey
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[1] This study was supported by the Commission of Scientific Research Projects of Ondokuz Mayis University (Project No: VET-018) and the results of the study were presented at the 6th International Congress of Turkish Society of Toxicology in Antalya, Turkey on November 2-5, 2006. * Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, TR-55139 Samsun TURKEY ** Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, TR-55139 Samsun TURKEY *** Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, TR-55139 Samsun TURKEY
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