Applications of flow cytometry to toxicological mycotoxin effects in cultured mammalian cells: A review

► Overview of the applications of FC to toxicological studies of mycotoxins on different mammalians cell lines. ► Cell functionality criteria: physiological target sites, cell ligand and dyes in mycotoxin studies. ► Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium mycotoxins on FC. Cell type, assay conditions and functional parameters. ► Cell parameters to elucidate cell growth and viability, metabolic activity, MMP and membrane integrity mechanisms.