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Found 2 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

2. 1. Cassava processing, consumption and dietary cyanide exposure

   Author : Adeyinka Onabolu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Cassava; gari; linamarin; cyanohydrin; cyanogens; cyanide.;

   Abstract : Cassava is a major component of the diet of more than half a billion people in the tropics. Cassava is an important crop in the farming system in the tropics because it can be intercropped with many other crops, and yields well in poor soils. READ MORE

4. 2. Endemic ataxic polyneuropathy in Nigeria

   Author : Olusegun Steven Ayodele Oluwole; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Ataxia; Polyneuropathy; Nutrition; Cassava; Cyanogenic glycosides; Cyanide; Thiocyanate; Tropical;

   Abstract : Ataxic polyneuropathy is a neurological syndrome that was described from an endemic area in south-western Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s. The major clinical features are sensory polyneuropathy, sensory gait ataxia, optic atrophy, and nerve deafness. READ MORE