Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses

A. Introduction to the Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses.- 1. Introduction to the diagnosis of mycotoxicoses.- B. Occurrence and Clinical Manifestations of Mycotoxicoses in the United States and Japan.- 2. Occurrence and clinical manifestations of aflatoxicosis.- 3. Occurrence and clinical manifestations of trichothecene toxicoses and zearalenone toxicoses.- 4. Occurrence and clinical manifestations of ochratoxicosis.- 5. Occurrence of penitrem mycotoxins and clinical manifestations of penitrem intoxications.- 6. Occurrence and clinical manifestations of ergot and fescue toxicoses.- 7. Equine leucoencephalomalacia: an historical review.- 8. Occurrence and clinical manifestations of lupinosis and slaframine toxicosis.- 9. Occurrence and clinical manifestations of rubratoxins A & B and cyclopiazonic acid.- C. Comparative Biochemical Changes Associated with the Mycotoxicoses.- 10. Aflatoxin in milk.- 11. Comparative biochemical changes associated with the trichothecene toxicoses.- 12. Comparative biochemical changes associated with mycotoxicoses other than aflatoxicosis and trichothecene toxicosis.- D. Immunologic Changes Associated with Mycotoxicoses.- 13. Immunomodulation in aflatoxicosis.- 14. Immunomodulation in mycotoxicoses other than aflatoxicosis.- 15. Immunochemical methods for diagnosis of mycotoxicoses.- E. Comparative Histopathologic Changes Associated with the Mycotoxicoses.- 16. Comparative histopathologic changes in aflatoxicosis.- 17. Comparative pathologic changes in trichothecene toxicosis.- 18. Comparative pathologic changes in ochratoxicosis and citrinin toxicosis.- 19. Comparative histopathologic changes in cyclopiazonic acid toxicosis and rubratoxicosis.- 20. Fusarium moniliforme and zearalenone toxicoses in domestic animals: a review.- F. Methods of Physical-Chemical Analysis in the Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses.- 21.A review of TLC and HPLC methods for analysis of aflatoxins in commodities.- 22. Thin-layer and high performance chromatographic methods for analysis of aflatoxins in animal tissues and fluids.- 23. TLC and HPLC methods for analysis of trichothecenes in commodities.- 24. Chromatography of mycotoxins of diagnostic significance other than trichothecenes and aflatoxins.- 25. Principles involved in the analysis of aflatoxin B1 by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.- 26.Gas chromatography/mass spectral analysis of trichothecenes.- 27. Mass spectroscopy of mycotoxins other than aflatoxins or trichothecenes.- G. Bioassay Systems and their Use in the Diagnosis Of Mycotoxicoses.- 28. Bioassay systems and their use in the diagnosis of mycotoxicoses.- H. Resume and Future Needs in the Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses.- 29. Resume and future needs in the diagnosis of mycotoxicoses.- Index of scientific names.