Intoxication of goats by Plumbago scandens in Northeastern Brazil

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 167-169

  Medeiros, Rosane M T ^a   Barbosa, Rossemberg C ^a   Lima, Everton F ^a   Simões, Sara V D ^a   Riet Correa, Franklin ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FOOD POISONING; GOAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PLUMBAGO SCANDENS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; PLUMBAGO SCANDENS; VERTEBRATA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0035012855     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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