Calcium oxalate is the main toxic component in clinical presentations of alocasis macrorrhiza (L) schott and endl poisonings

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-95

  Lin, Tzeng Jih ^a   Hung, Dong Zong ^a   Hu, Wei Hsiung ^a   Yang, Dar Yu ^a   Wu, Tain Cheng ^a   Deng, Jou Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; PLANT TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; NERVE PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; SORE THROAT; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM OXALATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHARYNGITIS; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031892230     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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