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. 1979 Oct;38(4):749-50.
doi: 10.1128/aem.38.4.749-750.1979.

Incidence of zearalenol (Fusarium mycotoxin) in animal feed

C J Mirocha, B Schauerhamer, C M Christensen, M L Niku-Paavola, M Nummi

Incidence of zearalenol (Fusarium mycotoxin) in animal feed

C J Mirocha et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

Zearalenol, the reduction product of zearalenone produced by Fusarium roseum growing in cereals, was found for the first time naturally occurring in oats and corn. This metabolite is three to four times more active estrogenically than zearalenone.

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