A Balanced Risk–Benefit Analysis to Determine Human Risks Associated with Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PA)—The Case of Tea and Herbal Infusions

Humans are exposed to pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) through different sources, mainly from contaminated foodstuff. Teas and herbal infusions (T&HI) can be contaminated by PA producing weed. PA can possess toxic, mutagenic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic properties. Thus, possible health risks for th...

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Autores principales: Habs, Michael, Binder, Karin, Krauss, Stefan, Müller, Karolina, Ernst, Brigitte, Valentini, Luzia, Koller, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28686224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9070717

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28686224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9070717

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