Tremorgenic neuromycotoxicosis in 2 dogs ascribed to the ingestion of penitrem A and possibly roquefortine in rice contaminated with Penicillium crustosum

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 211-215

  Naude T W ^a   O'Brien, O M ^b   Rundberget, T ^c   McGregor, A D G ^d   Roux, C ^b   Flaøyen A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c Veterinary Institute   (Norway)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dogs; Mouldy rice; Neuromycotoxicosis; Penicillium crustosum; Penitrem A; Roquefortine; Tremorgen

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; MYCOTOXIN; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PENITREM A; ROQUEFORTINE; STRYCHNINE; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAZINE; ERGOLINE DERIVATIVE; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; TREMORTIN;

AGITATION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; INGESTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOULD; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RICE; SALIVATION; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREMOR; VOMITING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DOG; FEMALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; STOMACH JUICE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CRUSTOSUM; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ERGOLINES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; INDOLES; MYCOTOXICOSIS; MYCOTOXINS; PENICILLIUM; PIPERAZINES; TREMOR; VOMITING;

EID: 0011952783     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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