Experimental Tribulus terrestris poisoning in goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-267

  Aslani, M R ^a   Movassaghi, A R ^a   Mohri, M ^a   Ebrahim pour, V ^a   Mohebi, A N ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Goat; Kidney; Liver; Poisoning; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; ICTERUS; TRIBULUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 1242345194     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00195-0     Document Type: Article

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