Poisoning due to white seed variety of Abrus precatorius

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 53, Issue APR, 2005, Pages 317-319

  Pillay, V V ^a   Bhagyanathan, P V ^b   Krishnaprasad, R ^a   Rajesh, R R ^a   Vishnupriya, N ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b MALABAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ABRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ABRUS; ADULT; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; SEEDS; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 23044491190     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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