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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
 Mycotoxins

2007 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Reduction of Fumonisin Bioavailability by Nixtamalization: Evidence for Fumonisin-Corn Matrix Interactions
(K. A. Voss, T. D. Burns, M. E. Snook, and R. T. Riley)

Detection of Matrix-bound Fumonisins in Nixtamalized Corn
(T. D. Burns, M. E. Snook, T. R. Smith, and K. A. Voss)

2006 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Effect of Extrusion Cooking, With and Without Added Glucose, on Fumonisin B1 in Corn Grits
(K.A. Voss, L.S. Jacksonb, J. Jablonskib, A. Bianchinic, L.B. Bullermanc, M.A. Hannac, and D. Ryud)

Toxicity of Fumonisin-Contaminated Fungal Cultures Nixtamalized in the Presence and Absence of Corn Matrix
(T.D. Burns, M.E. Snook, R.T. Riley, T. Mitchell, and K.A.  Voss)

2005 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

The Induction of Neural Tube Defects with Fumonisins in LM/Bc and CD1 Mice by the Oral and Intraperitoneal Exposure Routes
(K. A. Voss, R. T. Riley, T. D. Burns, and J. B. Gelineau-van Waes)

Fumonisin Concentration and Ceramide Synthase Inhibitory Activity of Corn, Masa, and Tortilla Chips
(K. A. Voss, W. P. Norred, F. I. Meredith, R. T. Riley, and D. S. Saunders)

The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha as Modulators of Fumonisin Hepatotoxicity in Mice
(K. A. Voss, R. T. Riley, C. Dunn, and J. C. Corton)

2004 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Fumonisin-induced Liver Toxicity in Mice is Independent of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
(K. A. Voss, J. Liu,  J.D. Miller, J.R. Owen, R.T. Riley, C.W. Bacon, J.C. Corton)

Reproductive Toxicity of Fumonisin-producing Fusarium verticillioides in the LM/Bc and CD1 Mouse Strains
(K. A. Voss, J. B. Gelineau-van Waes, R. T. Riley, T. D. Burns, and C. W. Bacon)

2003 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

In Vivo Toxicity to rats of Fried and Baked Cornmeal Containing Fumonisins
(K. A. Voss, F. I. Meredith, and C. W. Bacon)

Dynamics of Fumonisin Retention in Soil Microcosms 
(L. D. Williams, C. W. Bacon, F. I Meredith, A. J. Franzluebbers, R. D. Wyatt, M. A. Smith, and R. T. Riley)