Hepatogenous photosensitization of ruminants by Brachiaria decumbens and Panicum dichotomiflorum in the absence of sporidesmin: Lithogenic saponins may be responsible

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-274

  Meagher, Lucy P ^a   Wilkins, Alistair L ^a   Miles, Christopher O ^b   Collin, Roger G ^b   Fagliari, Jose J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPORIDESMIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GOAT; INGESTION; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; STONE FORMATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIVER; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PLANTS, TOXIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SAPONINS; SPORIDESMINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; LEPTOSPHAERULINA CHARTARUM; PANICUM DICHOTOMIFLORUM; PITHOMYCES; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 0029758350     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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