Interactions in sheep between tall fescue ergot alkaloids and hepatotoxic carbon tetrachloride and senecio pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Debessai, W T ^a   Huan, J ^b   Cheeke, P R ^c  

^a Oregon Health Sciences University ^*  (Canada)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ERGOT ALKALOID; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GRASS; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT INTOXICATION; SHEEP; TOXICOKINETICS;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; PLANTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROLACTIN; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENECIO; SHEEP; SULFOBROMOPHTHALEIN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ARUNDINARIA; FESTUCA; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; SENECIO; SENECIO JACOBAEA; TANACETUM VULGARE;

EID: 0032945318     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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