BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS

Betel nuts prematurely harvested and allowed to dry in heaps contain moisture which permits Aspergillus flavous to enter and spread over the central portions. Such betel – nuts consumed with betel leaves can cause cancer of the mouth since A. flavus is a carcinogen. Samples collected showed that the...

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Autor principal: Mahdihassan, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1987
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3331426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557575
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description Betel nuts prematurely harvested and allowed to dry in heaps contain moisture which permits Aspergillus flavous to enter and spread over the central portions. Such betel – nuts consumed with betel leaves can cause cancer of the mouth since A. flavus is a carcinogen. Samples collected showed that the most betel – nuts were contaminated.
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spelling pubmed-33314262012-04-27 BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS Mahdihassan, S. Anc Sci Life Original Article Betel nuts prematurely harvested and allowed to dry in heaps contain moisture which permits Aspergillus flavous to enter and spread over the central portions. Such betel – nuts consumed with betel leaves can cause cancer of the mouth since A. flavus is a carcinogen. Samples collected showed that the most betel – nuts were contaminated. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1987 /pmc/articles/PMC3331426/ /pubmed/22557575 Text en Copyright: © Ancient Science of Life http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS
title BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS
title_full BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS
title_fullStr BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS
title_full_unstemmed BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS
title_short BETEL-NUTS AS CONTAMINATED WITH A CANCER PRODUCING FUNGUS
title_sort betel-nuts as contaminated with a cancer producing fungus
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