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Incidence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and zearalenone in tunisian foods by Ghali, R., Hmaissia-khlifa, K., Ghorbel, H., Maaroufi, K., Hedili, A.

“…A total of 209 samples of different groups of foods widely consumed by the Tunisian population were collected during 2004–2005 years. Samples were analyzed for…”
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Simultaneous HPLC determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in Tunisian sorghum and pistachios by Ghali, R., Belouaer, I., Hdiri, S., Ghorbel, H., Maaroufi, K., Hedilli, A.

“…A rapid and sensitive reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been used for the determination of aflatoxins (AFs) B1, B2, G1 and G2…”
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Oxidative stress and prevention of the adaptive response to chronic iron overload in the brain of young adult rats exposed to a 150 kilohertz electromagnetic field by Maaroufi, K, Save, E, Poucet, B, Sakly, M, Abdelmelek, H, Had-Aissouni, L

“…Abstract Iron surcharge may induce an oxidative stress-based decline in several neurological functions. In addition, electromagnetic fields (EMF) of…”
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HPLC determination of ochratoxin A in high consumption Tunisian foods by Ghali, R., Hmaissia-khlifa, K., Ghorbel, H., Maaroufi, K., Hedili, A.

“…Samples (180) of high consumption food commodities from various regions of Tunisia were analysed to determine ochratoxin A contamination levels. A high…”
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Effects of prolonged iron overload and low frequency electromagnetic exposure on spatial learning and memory in the young rat by Maaroufi, Karima, Had-Aissouni, Laurence, Melon, Christophe, Sakly, Mohsen, Abdelmelek, Hafedh, Poucet, Bruno, Save, Etienne

“…Low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) have been suggested to affect the brain via alterations of blood–brain barrier permeability to iron. Because of an…”
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HPLC Determination of Ochratoxin A in a Low Volume of Human Blood Serum by Ghali, R., Hmaissia-Khlifa, K., Mezigh, Ch, Ghorbel, H., Maaroufi, K., Maschgoul, S., Hedilli, A.

“…A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been developed for the determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in human blood serum. Samples were…”
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Determination of Ochratoxin A in Human Blood Serum by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography: Method Validation and Comparison of Extraction Procedures by Ghali, R., Hmaissia-Khlifa, K., Ghorbel, H., Mezigh, Ch, Maaroufi, K., Hedili, A.

“…A high-performance liquid chromatography method for determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in human blood serum has been validated. A liquid-liquid partition,…”
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Cerebral hydatic cyst and psychiatric disorders. Two cases by Asri, F, Tazi, I, Maaroufi, K, El Moudden, A, Ghannane, H, Ait Benali, S

“…The hydatidosis is an endemic illness in regions of the Middle Orient, Mediterranean, south of America, north Africa and the Australia. The preferential…”
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Foodstuffs and human blood contamination by the mycotoxin ochratoxin A : correlation with chronic interstitial nephropathy in Tunisia by MAAROUFI, K, ACHOUR, A, BETBEDER, A. M, HAMMAMI, M, ELLOUZ, F, CREPPY, E. E, BACHA, H

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA) has been detected in high amounts in human blood samples collected in nephrology departments in Tunisia from nephropathy patients under…”
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Karyomegaly of tubular cells as early stage marker of the nephrotoxicity induced by ochratoxin A in rats by Maaroufi, K, Zakhama, A, Baudrimont, I, Achour, A, Abid, S, Ellouz, F, Dhouib, S, Creppy, E E, Bacha, H

“…Cases of karyomegaly were described by Sclare and by Mihatch in patients affected with tubular-interstitial nephropathy. The Karyomegalic cells showed enlarged…”
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Induction of a SOS repair system in lysogenic bacteria by zearalenone and its prevention by vitamin E by Ghédira-Chékir, L, Maaroufi, K, Zakhama, A, Ellouz, F, Dhouib, S, Creppy, E.E, Bacha, H

“…Zearalenone (Zen) is an oestrogenic mycotoxin produced by several Fusarium species in cereals. It induces modifications of haematological parameters in rats…”
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Ochratoxin A in human blood in relation to nephropathy in Tunisia by Maaroufi, K, Achour, A, Hammami, M, el May, M, Betbeder, A M, Ellouz, F, Creppy, E E, Bacha, H

“…The determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in human blood in Tunisian populations is underway. The range of contamination is between 0.7 to 7.8 ng ml-1 for the…”
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Spatial learning, monoamines and oxidative stress in rats exposed to 900 MHz electromagnetic field in combination with iron overload by MAAROUFI, Karima, HAD-AISSOUNI, Laurence, MELON, Christophe, SAKLY, Mohsen, ABDELMELEK, Hafedh, POUCET, Bruno, SAVE, Etienne

“…The increasing use of mobile phone technology over the last decade raises concerns about the impact of high frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) on health…”
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Cytotoxic and Genotoxic Effects of Zearalenone: Prevention by Vitamin E by Ghédira-Chékir, L., Maaroufi, K., Creppy, E. E., Bacha, H.

“…We have shown that zearalenone (Zen) induces sterility in female rats treated before or after fertilisation. It also causes hepatic and renal lesions and…”
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Molecular Aspects of Human Ochratoxicosis in Tunisia by Maaroufi, K., Abid, S., Chenf, A., Achour, A, Zakhama, A., Creppy, E. E., Bacha, H.

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA) has been found in Tunisia since 1983 in foodstuffs and human blood pnmanly from rural areas A nephropathy sirmlar to Balkan Endemic…”
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Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicosis in Tunisia: What do We Know and What Do We Need to Know? by Bacha, H., Maaroufi, K., Ghedira-Chekir, L., Abid, S., Chenf, A., Achour, A, Creppy, EE

“…Mycotoxins and the pathologies they induce are becoming a world-wide preoccupation and a cause of serious economic and sanitary problems. Tunisia is also…”
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Effects of combined ferrous sulfate administration and exposure to static magnetic field on brain oxidative stress and emotional behavior by Elferchichi, Miryam, Maaroufi, Karima, Ammari, Mohamed, Sakly, Mohsen, Abdelmelek, Hafedh

“…The present study was done to investigate behavioral effects and oxidative stress in iron- treated and co-exposed static magnetic field (SMF)-iron rats…”
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The cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of okadaic acid are cell-line dependent by Souid-Mensi, Ghada, Moukha, Serge, Mobio, Theophile A., Maaroufi, Khira, Creppy, Edmond E.

“…Okadaic acid (OA) is a polyether fatty acid produced mainly by dinoflagellates causing diarrhoeic shellfish poisoning (DSP) in humans. To resolve the…”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia, Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Polymorphism, and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease by Kerkeni, Mohsen, Addad, Faouzi, Chauffert, Maryline, Myara, Anne, Ben Farhat, Mohamed, Miled, Abdelhedi, Maaroufi, Khira, Trivin, Francois

“…Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent, graded risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). The G894T variant of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) was…”
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Ochratoxin A and human chronic nephropathy in Tunisia: is the situation endemic? by Abid, Salwa, Hassen, Wafa, Achour, Abdellatif, Skhiri, Habib, Maaroufi, Khira, Ellouz, Farielle, Creppy, Edmond, Bacha, Hassen

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a nephrotoxic mycotoxin that is being increasingly considered as the main causal agent of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), a fatal…”
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