Investigation of biological samples for monofluoroacetate and Dichapetalum cymosum poisoning in southern Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-30

  Minnaar, P P ^a   McCrindle, R I ^b   Naude T W ^c   Botha, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dichapetalum cymosum; Gifblaar; Liquid chromatography; Monofluoroacetate poisoning

Indexed keywords

DICHAPETALUM; DICHAPETALUM CYMOSUM;

FLUOROACETIC ACID; PLANT TOXIN; RODENTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOG; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CATS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DOGS; DRUG STABILITY; FLUOROACETATES; HUMANS; PLANT POISONING; RODENTICIDES; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034152471     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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