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Selected papers presented at the conference on phycotoxins and mycotoxins held at Merida – Yucatan (Mexico) from June 27th–July 1st 2010

Present and future directions of translational research on aflatoxin and hepatocellular carcinoma. A review

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Pages 249-257 | Received 02 Dec 2010, Accepted 10 Feb 2011, Published online: 27 May 2011

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