Tremorgenic mycotoxin intoxication with penitrem A and roquefortine in two dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-53+35

  Young, Kristin L ^a   Villar, David ^b   Carson, Thomas L ^b   Imerman, Paula M ^b   Moore, Ronda A ^b   Bottoff, Michael R ^c  

^a Eastown Animal Hospital   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c East Lawn Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; PENITREM A; ROQUEFORTINE; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ERGOLINES; FEMALE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; INDOLES; MALE; MYCOTOXICOSIS; MYCOTOXINS; PENICILLIUM; PIPERAZINES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREMOR;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 0037215149     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.52     Document Type: Article

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