Biochemistry of hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) alkaloids and their acute and chronic toxicity in livestock. A review

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 841-865

  Lopez T A ^a   Cid, M S ^b,c   Bianchini, M L ^d  

^a Estac Exp Agropecuaria B   (Argentina)

^b Univ Nac Ctro   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALKALOID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CONIINE; GAMMA CONICEINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT TOXIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOTANY; BREATHING MUSCLE; CATTLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONIUM; DEATH; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; INTOXICATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

CONIUM MACULATUM;

EID: 0345130007     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00204-9     Document Type: Review

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