Physiological responses of rats fed loline and ergot alkaloids from endophyte-infected tall fescue

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 85-96

  Jackson, J A ^a   Varney, D R ^a   Petroski, R J ^b   Powell, R G ^b   Bush, L P ^a   Siegel, M R ^a   Hemken, R W ^a   Zavos, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ERGOCRYPTINE; ERGOMETRINE; ERGOT ALKALOID; ERGOTAMINE; LOLINE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACREMONIUM; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0029888988     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480549609002198     Document Type: Article

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