Pine needle abortion in cattle: Analysis of isocupressic acid in North American gymnosperms

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 132-136

  Gardner, Dale R ^a   James, Lynn F ^a  

^a USDA ARS POISONOUS PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle abortions; Isocupressic acid; Juniperus; Pinus

Indexed keywords

NEEDLES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CATTLE ABORTION; ISOCUPRESSIC ACID; JUNIPERUS; NORTH AMERICAN; PHYTOCHEMICAL; PINE NEEDLE; PINUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; RESIN ACIDS; SHRUB SPECIES;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ABORTIVE AGENT; ISOCUPRESSIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CATTLE; DRUG ISOLATION; GYMNOSPERM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PINE;

BOS TAURUS; GYMNOSPERMAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS JEFFREYI; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0032930034     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199905/06)10:3<132::AID-PCA444>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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