Includes bibliographical references and index.

Experimental toxicology of aflatoxins -- Acute hepatotoxicity of aflatoxins / John M. Cullen and Paul M. Newberne -- Biochemical mechanisms and biological implications of the toxicity of aflatoxins as related to aflatoxin carcinogenesis / Bill D. Roebuck and Yulia Y. Maxuitenko -- Biotransformation of aflatoxins / David L. Eaton, Howard S. Ramsdell and Gordon E. Neal -- Pharmacokinetics and excretion of aflatoxins / Dennis P.H. Hsieh and Jeffrey J. Wong -- Nonhepatic disposition and effects of aflatoxin B1 / Roger A. Coulombe Jr. -- Carcinogenicity of aflatoxins in nonmammalian organisms / Jerry D. Hendricks -- Role of aflatoxin DNA adducts in the cancer process / George S. Bailey -- Mechanisms by which aflatoxins and other bulky carcinogens induce mutations / Edward L. Loechler -- Aflatoxin carcinogenesis in the context of the multistage nature of cancer / Yvonne P. Dragan and Henry C. Pitot -- Nutritional modulation of aflatoxin carcinogenesis / Adrianne E. Rogers -- Human carcinogenicity and toxicity -- Epidemiology of aflatoxin-related disease / Andrew J. Hall and Christopher P. Wild. (cont) Molecular dosimetry methods for assessing human aflatoxin exposures / John D. Groopman -- Strategies for chemoprotection against aflatoxin-induced liver cancer / Thomas W. Kensler, Elaine F. Davis and Mary G. Bolton -- Agricultural and veterinary problems -- Factors affecting Aspergillus flavus group infection and aflatoxin contamination of crops / David M. Wilson and Gary A. Payne -- Mycological aspects of aflatoxin formation / Deepak Bhatnagar, Thomas E. Cleveland and Peter J. Cotty -- Veterinary diseases related to aflatoxins / Doris M. Miller and David M. Wilson -- Aflatoxins in milk / Hans P. van Egmond -- Approaches to reduction of aflatoxins in foods and feeds / Timothy D. Phillips, Beverly A. Clement and Douglas L. Park -- Analytical identification of aflatoxins -- Recent methods of analysis for aflatoxins in foods and feeds / Mary W. Trucksess and Garnett E. Wood -- Problems associated with accurately measuring aflatoxin in food and feeds: errors associated with sampling, sample preparation and analysis / Thomas B. Whitaker and Douglas L. Park. (cont) Development of antibodies against aflatoxins / Fun S. Chu -- Economic and regulatory aspects of aflatoxins -- Human risk assessment based on animal data: inconsistencies and alternatives / Nancy J. Gorelick, Robert D. Bruce and Mohammad S. Hoseyni -- Economic issues associated with aflatoxins / Simon M. Shane.